竜巻

たつまき

tornado

What does 竜巻 mean?

竜巻 is a Japanese noun meaning tornado in English. It is written as 竜巻 in kanji, たつまき in hiragana, and tatsumaki in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

村に竜巻が起こった。

There was a tornado in the village.