I’m a beginner in Japanese so please don’t be too strict))
But could please anyone be so kind to help me with one question.
I was reading (well, trying to decipher))) an article on NHK easy webpage, and there stood:
台風21号
I may be stupid but I don’t understand what is meant under a typhoon’s number?
If you hear Typhoon Jebi in western media, you can disregard that when it comes to news within Japan. The Pacific typhoons all get named with things that come from a list across all the Pacific countries, and Japan just uses the numbered order instead.
That’s it. I suspected that it might be the number, but I didn’t know from what point they start to count. Now I know that counting is renewed every year. Great, thank you so much!
thanks! I just live in a region where there are no typhoons or hurricanes, so that system is new for me. I heard many hurricanes’ names but did not know the system of this naming.
Thanks a lot!