How do you say "windy" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "windy" is 風が強い (kazegatsuyoi). It is a adjective pronounced "kah-zeh-gah-tsoo-yoh-ee".

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Pronunciation

風が強い is written in kanji and hiragana. Romanised as kazegatsuyoi, it sounds roughly like "kah-zeh-gah-tsoo-yoh-ee" to an English ear.

Example sentence

今日は風が強いので、帽子が飛ばされそうです。

Kyou wa kaze ga tsuyoi node, boushi ga tobasaresou desu.

It is windy today and my hat might blow away.

Usage notes

Kaze ga tsuyoi (風が強い) means the wind is strong. This phrase is commonly heard in daily weather conversations and forecasts across Japan.

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Questions about 風が強い

How do you pronounce 風が強い?

風が強い is romanised as kazegatsuyoi. Say it roughly like "kah-zeh-gah-tsoo-yoh-ee" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 風が強い formal or casual?

風が強い is an i-adjective. The form shown is the plain form, which works in casual speech. To make it polite, add desu at the end of the sentence. The word itself does not change.

How is 風が強い written in Japanese?

風が強い is written using kanji and hiragana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.