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Does anyone actually us 暴風 for hurricane or is 台風 used to mean both hurricane and typhoon?
Does anyone actually us 暴風 for hurricane or is 台風 used to mean both hurricane and typhoon?
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14 Aug 2022
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We use ハリケーン for hurricane. 台風 is used to mean only typhoon.
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We use ハリケーン for hurricane. 台風 is used to mean only typhoon.
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