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storm

HSK 10 N1
lán
ラン
あらし
Wind 風 blowing off the mountain 山
Components
Traditional (嵐)
mountain+ wind =
storm
Meaning component
shān mountain
mountain, hill, peak
Meaning component
wind
Simplified (岚)
mountain+ breeze =
mountain mist
Meaning component
shān mountain
mountain, hill, peak
Meaning component
fēng breeze
wind
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [lán]
mist; name of a mountain
Japanese
あらし 同音

noun

  1. storm; tempest
  2. idiomatic uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest); winds (e.g. of change)
  3. card games usually kana pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu (usu. as アラシ)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あらし
Arashi female given namesurname
Arashi (boy band) group
らん
Ran female given name
らんらん
Ranran unclassified name