六ろっ甲こうおろし

noun

cold northerly winter wind from the Rokko Mountains

A local term for the cold, dry wind that blows down from the Rokko mountain range in winter, especially felt in the Kobe area.

• 六ろっ甲こうおろしが吹ふきすさぶ中なか、神こう戸べの街まちを歩あるいた。

  I walked through the streets of Kobe while the cold wind from the Rokko Mountains was howling.

• 冬ふゆになると六ろっ甲こうおろしが身みにしみる。

  In winter, the Rokko oroshi wind cuts right through you.