How to say “storm” in Japanese | 嵐 (あらし、arashi)

The Japanese vocabulary「嵐 (あらし、arashi)」means “storm.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word
Hiraganaあらし
Romaji Readingarashi
English Meaningstorm

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.

The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Japanese Sentenceあらしった。
Romaji ReadingArashi ga sugi satta.
English MeaningThe storm has passed. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence嵐が過ぎ去りました。
Romaji ReadingArashi ga sugi sarimashita.
English MeaningThe storm has passed. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentenceあらしそなえてまどをダンボールで保護ほごする。
Romaji ReadingArashi ni sonaete mado o danbōru de hogo suru.
English MeaningI’ll protect the windows with cardboard in case of a storm. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence嵐に備えて窓をダンボールで保護します。
Romaji ReadingArashi ni sonaete mado o danbōru de hogo shimasu.
English MeaningI’ll protect the windows with cardboard in case of a storm. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentenceあらしのせいでにわがぐちゃぐちゃだ。
Romaji ReadingArashi no sei de niwa ga guchagucha da.
English MeaningThe garden is a mess because of the storm. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence嵐のせいで庭がぐちゃぐちゃです。
Romaji ReadingArashi no sei de niwa ga guchagucha desu.
English MeaningThe garden is a mess because of the storm. (Polite Form)