初はつ雪ゆき

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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first snow of the season; first snowfall

Refers specifically to the first snow that falls in a given winter or season; common in weather reports and seasonal conversation.

今朝けさ、町まちに初はつ雪ゆきが降ふった。
The first snow of the season fell in town this morning.
今年ことしの初はつ雪ゆきは去きょ年ねんより早はやかった。
This year's first snowfall came earlier than last year's.

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Usage patterns

初はつ雪ゆきが降ふるfor the first snow of the season to fall
今年ことしは例れい年ねんより早はやく初はつ雪ゆきが降ふった。
This year the first snow fell earlier than usual.
初はつ雪ゆきが観かん測そくされるfor the first snowfall to be officially observed
東とう京きょうで初はつ雪ゆきが観かん測そくされた。
The first snow of the season was observed in Tokyo.
初はつ雪ゆきの便たよりnews or report of the first snowfall
北ほっ海かい道どうから初はつ雪ゆきの便たよりが届とどいた。
News of the first snowfall arrived from Hokkaido.