Great character. Unfortunately it's also one of the biggest boy bands in Japanese history.

What a Japanese person actually thinks
For roughly two decades, 嵐 has meant the idol group Arashi to most people in Japan before it means weather. It's a good, dramatic character wearing a very large pop-culture hat.

Meaning

Literally: mountain + wind
Actually: A storm or tempest.

Scores

Naturalness●●●●●

Correct word for a storm.

Coolness●●●●●

Genuinely striking construction — wind under a mountain. The association is what costs it.

Watch out

mediumArashi (the band) was a national institution from 1999 to 2020. A meaningful share of readers will smile rather than shiver.

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雷雨 raiu
thunderstorm

The violent weather without the pop association.
荒波 aranami
raging waves; the storms of life

Used metaphorically for hardship you've come through. More meaning, no band.

On skin

嵐

Orientation: either

Bold brush.