Most Japanese speakers will read 嵐 as storm, turbulence, and powerful natural force. The first impression is dramatic and dynamic — this is a word associated with nature's intensity, life's upheavals, and the power to weather challenges. Storms appear throughout Japanese culture: in expressions about weathering hardship (嵐を乗り越える — arashi wo norikoeru, overcoming the storm), literature about nature's force, and as metaphors for turbulent times. ...