台風

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 台風(たいふう) refers to a typhoon, a moving weather system accompanied by strong wind and rain.
• Basic usage: It is used when a typhoon approaches or when checking its expected path. Typical patterns are 台風が近づく and 台風の進路図を見る.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Learn common accompanying verbs
  • Depending on context, 近づく is used for approaching, 上陸する for making landfall, and 通過する for passing through.
• Difference from 嵐
  • 嵐(あらし) broadly means a storm with violent wind and rain, while 台風 names the specific weather phenomenon reported in forecasts.