Meaning

Primary

Tornado

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

A dragon scroll is a dragon that's shaped kind of like a scroll, spinning around. This is a tornado.

Reading

たつまき
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the kun'yomi readings of the kanji. For just think about how it's a standing (立つ) dragon, because it would have to be if it's a tornado. Your まき reading comes from 巻く, but the kana is pushed into the kanji.

Context

Context Sentences

昨夜、竜巻警報が出て、停電にもなりました。

There was a tornado warning and a power outage last night.

Kanji Composition