noun
snow whirling in the wind
Literary noun describing snowflakes dancing or swirling in the wind, often used in poetic or descriptive contexts.
回雪のような景色に心を奪われた。
I was captivated by the scenery like snow whirling in the wind.
noun
skillful twirling of sleeves while dancing
Archaic term for a graceful, swirling motion of long sleeves in traditional dance, evoking the image of whirling snow.
古い文献には、舞姫の回雪のような袖さばきが描かれている。
In old texts, the dancer's sleeve work is described as being like whirling snow.
From Chinese 回雪 (huíxuě), literally 'whirling snow'. The Japanese reading かいせつ is the on'yomi of the characters. The archaic dance sense is a metaphorical extension of the snow imagery.