# 嵐 — storm

嵐 means “storm”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ラン (ran). Kun'yomi: あらし (arashi). You'll see it in words such as 嵐 (arashi, “storm; tempest”).

- Meaning: storm
- On'yomi: ラン (ran)
- Kun'yomi: あらし (arashi)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Seasons & weather

## How to remember 嵐

Parts: 山 mountain · 風 wind

## Words with 嵐

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 嵐 | あらし (arashi) | storm; tempest |

## More in the “Seasons & weather” set

[露](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dew/) · [災](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/calamity/) · [雰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/atmosphere/) · [雷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thunder/) · [霧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fog/) · [嵐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/storm/) · [虹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rainbow/) · [霜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/frost/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/storm/. Last updated 2026-11-01.