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霾る (つちふる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-ru)
rain dust ; have a dust storm
Rare, literary verb describing a weather phenomenon where fine dust or sand falls from the sky, often due to a dust storm. Not used in everyday conversation; modern Japanese would typically use descriptive phrases like 黄砂が降る or 砂嵐が起こる.
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People in the past recorded in their diaries that it sometimes rained dust in early spring.
Written forms 霾つちふ る
Rare kanji spelling; the character 霾 is not in common use. The reading つちふる is the standard pronunciation.
土つち 降ふ る
Alternate kanji spelling, also rare. Literally 'earth falls', reflecting the meaning.
Kanji 霾 wind-blown dust falling like rain 降 descend, precipitate, fall Similar words 黄こう 砂さ Refers to the yellow sand itself, often from Asian dust storms, rather than the action of dust falling.
砂すな 嵐あらし A sandstorm; a more common modern term for the weather event, but not a verb.
Etymology Compound of 土 (tsuchi, 'earth, soil') and 降る (furu, 'to fall'). The kanji 霾 is a rare character specifically meaning 'dust storm' or 'haze'.
