吹雪

Chinese

 
to blow; blast; puff
to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure
snow
trad. (吹雪)
simp. #(吹雪)

Pronunciation


Noun

吹雪

  1. (meteorology) drifting snow or blowing snow

Derived terms

  • 低吹雪
  • 高吹雪

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ふふき
Grade: S Grade: 2
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
乱吹

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of verb 吹雪く (fubuku, to blow violently (said of wind); to blow a snowstorm).[1][2][3]

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), borrowed from Chinese 吹雪 (chuīxuě).

Pronunciation

    Noun

    吹雪(ふぶき) (fubuki) 

    1. a blizzard, a snowstorm
      (わたし)たち(やま)(きび)しい吹雪(ふぶき)見舞(みま)われた
      Watashitachi wa yama de kibishii fubuki ni mimawareta.
      We encountered a severe blizzard on the mountain.
      Synonyms: ブリザード (burizādo), 暴風雪 (bōfūsetsu), 雪嵐 (yukiarashi), 雪吹雪 (yuki fubuki)
    2. many flat objects blown away by the wind, like snowflakes in a blizzard
      (はな)吹雪(ふぶき)
      hanafubuki
      a flurry of cherry blossoms

    Derived terms

    Proper noun

    吹雪(ふぶき) (Fubuki) 

    1. a Harusame-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War
      Hypernym: 春雨 (Harusame)
    2. a class of destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II (see Fubuki-class destroyer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )
    3. a Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II (see Japanese destroyer Fubuki (1927) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )
    4. a female given name

    References

    1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
    2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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