吹雪ふぶく

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

blow snow violently; snowstorm

Describes strong wind driving snow, often creating blizzard-like conditions. Intransitive verb.

昨夜ゆうべからずっと吹雪ふぶいている。
It has been snowing and blowing hard since last night.
外そとはひどく吹雪ふぶいていて、前まえが見みえない。
It's snowing so hard outside that you can't see ahead.

Written forms

Applies to each form listed below

gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun

吹雪ふぶくUsage75%
Standard kanji spelling for 'to blow snow violently'.
ふぶくUsage25%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
乱吹ふぶく
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Kanji

吹blow, breathe, puff
雪snow
乱riot, war, disorder

Similar words

吹雪ふぶき
吹雪 is the noun 'snowstorm' or 'blizzard', while 吹雪く is the verb 'to blow snow violently'.
雪ゆきが降ふる
雪が降る simply means 'snow falls'; 吹雪く adds the element of strong wind driving the snow.

Etymology

Compound of 吹く (fuku, 'to blow') and 雪 (yuki, 'snow'), with the second element voiced to ぶき and then contracted to ぶく. The exact derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with blowing snow.