豪雪
Meanings
1
heavy snow; tremendous snowfall
Refers to an unusually large amount of snow, often causing disruption. Common in weather forecasts and news.
This year, heavy snow paralyzed traffic.
In heavy-snow areas, snow removal is very tough.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉が豪雪に見舞われるfor a place to be hit by heavy snowfall
This region is hit by heavy snowfall every year.
- 豪雪で〈事〉が止まるfor heavy snowfall to bring something to a halt
The trains stopped running because of the heavy snowfall.
- 記録的な豪雪record-breaking heavy snowfall
This year saw record-breaking heavy snowfall.