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吹き溜まり (ふきだまり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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吹ふ
き
溜だ
まり
が
でき
て
い
た
。
A drift of fallen leaves had formed in front of the entrance.
After the blizzard, a large snowdrift formed on the north side of the house.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 吹ふ き 溜だ まりができる a drift forms in a place
A snow drift formed at the corner of the road.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 が 〈 人ひと 〉 の 吹ふ き 溜だ まりになる a place becomes a hangout for social outcasts
落お ち 葉ば が 吹ふ き 溜だ まりになる fallen leaves pile up into a drift
The fallen leaves had piled up into a drift in the corner of the garden.
Kanji 溜 collect, gather, be in arrears Related words 雪溜まり refers specifically to a snow drift, while 吹き溜まり covers any wind-blown material (snow, leaves, dust) piling up.
たまり場 is a neutral word for a hangout or gathering spot, while 吹き溜まり carries a negative or pitiful nuance of a place where social misfits collect.
Written forms 吹ふ き 溜だ まり Usage 30%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
吹ふ きだまり Usage 50%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, often used when the kanji 溜 is less familiar.
ふきだまり Usage 13%
吹ふ き 溜だま り Usage 8%
Variant with 溜り instead of 溜まり; less common.
Etymology Compound of 吹き (fuki, 'blowing', continuative form of 吹く fuku) + 溜まり (tamari, 'accumulation', from 溜まる tamaru). Literally 'a place where blown things accumulate'.
That cheap bar had become a hangout for the town's misfits.
