The name Khanun (Thai: ขนุน, pronounced [kʰā.nǔn]) has been used to name four tropical cyclones in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Thailand and is the name of a Thai fruit (jackfruit).
- Typhoon Khanun (2005) (T0515, 15W, Kiko), struck China as a Category 3 typhoon.
- Severe Tropical Storm Khanun (2012) (T1207, 08W, Enteng), the first tropical cyclone to directly impact Korea in two years, claimed 89 lives.
- Typhoon Khanun (2017) (T1720, 24W, Odette), a mid-range Category 2 typhoon that affected Hainan island as a weak tropical storm.
- Typhoon Khanun (2023) (T2306, 06W, Falcon), a category 4 typhoon which lingered the Okinawa Islands, and eventually struck Korea.
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