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積雪 (せきせつ, sekisetsu) Japanese meaning: snow cover | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 積雪する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 積せき 雪せつ する 積せき 雪せつ しない Polite 積せき 雪せつ します 積せき 雪せつ しません Past polite 積せき 雪せつ しました 積せき 雪せつ しませんでした Past 積せき 雪せつ した 積せき 雪せつ しなかった Te-form 積せき 雪せつ して 積せき 雪せつ しないで Desire 積せき 雪せつ したい 積せき 雪せつ したくない Potential 積せき 雪せつ できる 積せき 雪せつ できない Passive 積せき 雪せつ される 積せき 雪せつ されない Causative 積せき 雪せつ させる 積せき 雪せつ させない Causative passive 積せき 雪せつ させられる 積せき 雪せつ させられない Volitional 積せき 雪せつ しよう Polite volitional 積せき 雪せつ しましょう Imperative 積せき 雪せつ しろ 積せき 雪せつ するな Conditional 積せき 雪せつ すれば 積せき 雪せつ しなければ Tara conditional 積せき 雪せつ したら 積せき 雪せつ しなかったら
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In the mountain areas, there was snow cover of over one meter.
Please drive carefully, as snow has accumulated on the road surface.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 積せき 雪せつ がある there is snow cover in <place>
There is snow on the mountain road, so please be careful.
積雪量せきせつりょう が 〈 数かず〉 〉 センチに 達たっ する the depth of snow cover reaches <number> centimeters
In this area, the snow depth reached 50 centimeters.
積せき 雪せつ のため 〈 事こと 〉 due to the accumulated snow, <something happens>
The train is delayed because of the snow cover.
Kanji 積 volume, product (x*y), acreage Related words 雪 is the everyday word for snow in general, while 積雪 specifically refers to snow that has piled up and stayed on the ground.
降雪 describes snow as it is falling from the sky, whereas 積雪 describes the snow after it has accumulated on the surface.
積もる is the ordinary verb for snow or dust piling up, while 積雪 is the more formal, report-style noun (often 積雪する) used in weather forecasts.
Opposites 融雪 refers to snow melting away, the opposite process of 積雪, which is snow building up and staying.
積雪 refers to snow accumulating and lying on the ground, the opposite process to 雪解け, when that snow melts away.
Don't confuse with 降雪 is snow actually falling from the sky, while 積雪 is snow that has already accumulated on the ground; learners often confuse the two similar-looking compounds.
積雪 refers to snow that has accumulated on the ground regardless of when it fell, whereas 新雪 specifically means snow that fell recently and is still fresh.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 積, meaning to pile up or accumulate, and 雪, meaning snow. The spelling directly matches the idea of snow that has accumulated.
