竜巻 (たつまき)tornado; waterspout

tornado; waterspoutnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

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Kanji in 竜巻

竜りゅうdragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)
恐竜きょうりゅうdinosaur
竜王りゅうおうDragon King
登竜門とうりゅうもんgateway to success; opening to honours
竜宮りゅうぐうPalace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
カモハシ竜カモハシりゅうduck-billed dinosaur; hadrosaur
タイ土竜タイもぐらKloss's mole (Euroscaptor klossi)
ヨーロッパ土竜ヨーロッパもぐらEuropean mole (Talpa europaea); common mole
巻き込むまきこむto roll up; to enfold
巻き返しまきかえしrally; recovery
巻末かんまつend of a book
巻まきroll (e.g. of cloth)
圧巻あっかんhighlight; best part
席巻せっけんsweeping conquest; sweeping over
絵巻えまきpicture scroll
一巻いっかんone roll

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