嵐

あらし · arashi · JLPT N3 · noun

storm

🌪️⛰️ 嵐 = 山 mountain + 風 wind: wind roaring down the mountain

Read it from top to bottom: 山 (mountain) sits on top of 風 (wind). A wind coming down off the mountains is a storm. Sound hook: a storm leaves you with a rash of damage, and a-rash-i sounds like arashi.

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