How to say "typhoon" in Japanese

• 台風たいふうJLPT N4approx.Common
  nounThe everyday word for a typhoon, the tropical storm that strikes Japan and East Asia; it also covers storms called hurricanes in English. Use it in weather reports and conversation.
  台風たいふうが勢いきおいを増ました。↗

  The typhoon gathered strength.
• タイフーン
  nounA katakana rendering of the English word, less common than 台風. You may come across it, but in ordinary speech and writing 台風 is the word to use.
• 颶風ぐふう
  nounA less common word whose first sense is 'tornado'; it also covers 'hurricane' and 'typhoon', but for a typhoon it is seldom the word you want — use 台風 instead.

Use 台風 for both the 'typhoon' and 'hurricane' senses; 「タイフーン」 is a less common katakana loanword, and 颶風, whose first sense is 'tornado', is rarely the right choice.

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• 台風たいふうtyphoon
• タイフーンtyphoon
• 颶風ぐふうtornado