- henseifuu westerlies, prevailing westerlies
Used in meteorology or school geography lessons to describe the prevailing winds from the west in mid-latitudes.
偏西風の影響で日本には偏西風が吹く。
Henseifuu no eikyou de Nihon ni wa henseifuu ga fuku.
Due to the westerlies, westerly winds blow in Japan.
偏西風は上空で強く吹く。
Henseifuu wa juukou de tsuyoku fuku.
The westerlies blow strongly at high altitudes.
⚖️ Commonly confused with '貿易風' (trade winds), but trade winds blow from the east in the tropics.
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