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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.

  1. あらし arashi
    storm; tempest

    あらし

    storm

  2. かみなり kaminari
    thunder; lightning

    雷雨

    らいう

    thunderstorm

  3. きり kiri
    fog; mist

    濃霧

    のうむ

    dense fog

  4. たき taki
    waterfall

    たき

    waterfall

  5. みね mine
    peak; summit

    連峰

    れんぽう

    mountain range

  6. ガク gaku
    high mountain; peak

    山岳

    さんがく

    mountains

  7. フン fun
    to erupt; to spout; to gush

    噴火

    ふんか

    volcanic eruption

  8. ノウ
    thick; dense; concentrated

    濃度

    のうど

    concentration; density

  9. 湿 シツ shitsu
    damp; humid; moist

    湿気

    しっけ

    humidity; moisture

  10. リョウ ryō
    cool; refreshing

    涼風

    りょうふう

    cool breeze

  11. コウ
    rough; wild; desolate

    荒野

    こうや

    wilderness; wasteland

  12. シン shin
    to shake; to tremble; to quake

    地震

    じしん

    earthquake

  13. はい hai
    ash

    石灰

    せっかい

    lime (mineral)

  14. おか oka
    hill

    砂丘

    さきゅう

    sand dune

  15. どろ doro
    mud

    泥酔

    でいすい

    being dead drunk

  16. むす musu
    to steam; to evaporate

    蒸発

    じょうはつ

    evaporation

  17. うく uku
    to float; to rise to the surface

    浮上

    ふじょう

    surfacing; rising

  18. しお shio
    salt

    塩分

    えんぶん

    salt content

  19. わん wan
    bay; gulf

    東京湾

    とうきょうわん

    Tokyo Bay

  20. きょう kyou
    gorge; strait; ravine

    海峡

    かいきょう

    strait

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