嵐 means “storm”

あらし · arashi

Also: tempest

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

あらし

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ラン

Taught in secondary school · 12 strokes

The story

A storm passes through, violent and brief. When it clears, the air smells clean and new.

Symbol of chaos that brings renewal

Its parts

• 山 Mountain · Top
• 風 Wind · Bottom

Wind (風) from the mountains (山): a storm

Kanji that look like 嵐

• 風 (wind): 嵐 puts 山 inside 風: a stormy wind hitting mountains

More from Nature's Poetry

• 霧 fog
• 雨 rain
• 木 tree
• 月 moon
• 日 sun
• 風 wind
• 水 water
• 火 fire
• 山 mountain
• 川 river
• 花 flower
• 空 sky

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.