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Kanji: Nature & Weather in Japanese · JLPT N2

20 Japanese words and phrases for kanji: nature & weather, at JLPT N2 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

嵐あらし arashi

storm; tempest

嵐

あらし

storm
雷かみなり kaminari

thunder; lightning

雷雨

らいう

thunderstorm
霧きり kiri

fog; mist

濃霧

のうむ

dense fog
滝たき taki

waterfall

滝

たき

waterfall
峰みね mine

peak; summit

連峰

れんぽう

mountain range
岳ガク gaku

high mountain; peak

山岳

さんがく

mountains
噴フン fun

to erupt; to spout; to gush

噴火

ふんか

volcanic eruption
濃ノウ nō

thick; dense; concentrated

濃度

のうど

concentration; density
湿シツ shitsu

damp; humid; moist

湿気

しっけ

humidity; moisture
涼リョウ ryō

cool; refreshing

涼風

りょうふう

cool breeze
荒コウ kō

rough; wild; desolate

荒野

こうや

wilderness; wasteland
震シン shin

to shake; to tremble; to quake

地震

じしん

earthquake
灰はい hai

ash

石灰

せっかい

lime (mineral)
丘おか oka

hill

砂丘

さきゅう

sand dune
泥どろ doro

mud

泥酔

でいすい

being dead drunk
蒸むす musu

to steam; to evaporate

蒸発

じょうはつ

evaporation
浮うく uku

to float; to rise to the surface

浮上

ふじょう

surfacing; rising
塩しお shio

salt

塩分

えんぶん

salt content
湾わん wan

bay; gulf

東京湾

とうきょうわん

Tokyo Bay
峡きょう kyou

gorge; strait; ravine

海峡

かいきょう

strait

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