吹雪ふぶく

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吹雪く · godan verb (-ku)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	吹雪ふぶく	吹雪ふぶかない
Polite	吹雪ふぶきます	吹雪ふぶきません
Past polite	吹雪ふぶきました	吹雪ふぶきませんでした
Past	吹雪ふぶいた	吹雪ふぶかなかった
Te-form	吹雪ふぶいて	吹雪ふぶかないで
Desire	吹雪ふぶきたい	吹雪ふぶきたくない
Potential	吹雪ふぶける	吹雪ふぶけない
Passive	吹雪ふぶかれる	吹雪ふぶかれない
Causative	吹雪ふぶかせる	吹雪ふぶかせない
Causative passive	吹雪ふぶかせられるalso 吹雪ふぶかされる	吹雪ふぶかせられないalso 吹雪ふぶかされない
Volitional	吹雪ふぶこう
Polite volitional	吹雪ふぶきましょう
Imperative	吹雪ふぶけ	吹雪ふぶくな
Conditional	吹雪ふぶけば	吹雪ふぶかなければ
Tara conditional	吹雪ふぶいたら	吹雪ふぶかなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

blow snow violently; snowstorm

Describes strong wind driving snow, often creating blizzard-like conditions. Intransitive verb.

昨夜ゆうべからずっと吹雪ふぶいている。
It has been snowing and blowing hard since last night.
外そとはひどく吹雪ふぶいていて、前まえが見みえない。
It's snowing so hard outside that you can't see ahead.

Kanji

吹blow, breathe, puff
雪snow
乱riot, war, disorder

Related words

吹雪ふぶき
吹雪 is the noun 'snowstorm' or 'blizzard', while 吹雪く is the verb 'to blow snow violently'.
雪ゆきが降ふる
雪が降る simply means 'snow falls'; 吹雪く adds the element of strong wind driving the snow.

Written forms

Applies to each form listed below

gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun

吹雪ふぶくUsage75%
Standard kanji spelling for 'to blow snow violently'.
ふぶくUsage25%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
乱吹ふぶく
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

Compound of 吹く (fuku, 'to blow') and 雪 (yuki, 'snow'), with the second element voiced to ぶき and then contracted to ぶく. The exact derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with blowing snow.