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hurricane
ハリケーン
ハリケーン
harikēn
hurricane
noun
ハリケーンが、海から吹き込んできている。
ハリケーンが、うみからふきこんできている。
Harikēn ga, umi kara fukikonde kite iru.
The hurricane is blowing in from the sea.
衛星がハリケーンの画像をとらえた。海上でハリケーンが発生した。
えいせいがハリケーンのがぞうをとらえた。かいじょうでハリケーンがはっせいした。
Eisei ga harikēn no gazō o toraeta. Kaijō de harikēn ga hassei shita.
The satellite has captured a picture of a hurricane. A hurricane has formed over the ocean.
現代のレーダー機器のおかげでハリケーンの位置を正確に追跡することが出来る。
げんだいのレーダーききのおかげでハリケーンのいちをせいかくについせきすることができる。
Gendai no rēdā kiki no okage de harikēn no ichi o seikaku ni tsuiseki suru koto ga dekiru.
Modern radar equipment allows us to precisely track a hurricane.
巨大ハリケーン
きょだいハリケーン
kyodai harikēn
massive hurricane
ハリケーン級の風
ハリケーンきゅうのかぜ
harikēn-kyū no kaze
hurricane force winds

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