Translation guide
A snow roller is a rare natural phenomenon where wind rolls snow into cylindrical shapes, resembling rolled-up carpets or doughnuts. This guide covers how to describe it in Japanese.
Referring to the meteorological event where snow is rolled by wind into cylindrical shapes.
The most common and direct term for 'snow roller' in Japanese. Literally 'snow rolling'.
雪まくりは、強風によって雪が巻かれてできる自然現象です。
A snow roller is a natural phenomenon formed when snow is rolled by strong winds.
A descriptive phrase meaning 'snow roll'. Less technical, but easily understood.
今朝、庭に雪のロールがいくつもできていた。
This morning, several snow rollers had formed in the garden.
Literally 'snow scroll', a more poetic or literary description. Rarely used in everyday conversation.
雪の巻き物が野原に点在していた。
Snow scrolls were scattered across the field.
If you need to explain what a snow roller is to someone unfamiliar, you can say: 雪が風で転がされて筒状になったものです (It's snow that has been rolled by the wind into a cylindrical shape).