吹雪ふぶき

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

A strong wind with heavy snow, reducing visibility. Often used in weather reports and everyday conversation.

〈場ば所しょ〉が吹ふ雪ぶきになるfor the weather to turn into a blizzard
夜よるになって吹雪ふぶきになった。
It turned into a blizzard by nightfall.
吹ふ雪ぶきの中なかを〈動どう詞し〉to do something amid a blizzard
吹雪ふぶきの中なかを歩あるいて帰かえった。
I walked home through the blizzard.
吹ふ雪ぶきで〈事こと〉が止とまるfor something to stop/be halted because of the blizzard
吹雪ふぶきで電でん車しゃが止とまった。
The trains stopped because of the blizzard.
吹ふ雪ぶきに見み舞まわれるto be hit by a blizzard
登と山ざん中ちゅうに激はげしい吹雪ふぶきに見み舞まわれた。
We were caught in a fierce blizzard while climbing the mountain.
吹ふ雪ぶきが止やむfor a blizzard to stop
ようやく吹雪ふぶきが止やんだ。
The blizzard finally stopped.

大おお雪ゆきN1
大雪 refers to a heavy accumulation of snow, while 吹雪 emphasizes strong wind blowing snow around and reducing visibility.
嵐あらしN3
嵐 is a general storm that can involve wind and rain, whereas 吹雪 specifically describes a windy snowstorm.

大おお雪ゆきN1
吹雪 emphasizes strong wind blowing the snow around (a blizzard), while 大雪 simply refers to a large quantity of snow falling, regardless of wind.

The noun 吹雪（ふぶき） is derived from the continuative form of the native verb 吹雪く（ふぶく）, “to blow as a snowstorm.”