大おお雪ゆき

also: たいせつ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers to a large amount of snow falling or accumulated; common in weather reports and daily conversation.

"major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)

Only with reading たいせつ

One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気); marks the period when snow begins to fall heavily. Used mainly in traditional calendars and almanacs.

大おお雪ゆきが降ふるfor heavy snow to fall
今こん夜やは大おお雪ゆきが降ふるでしょう。
It looks like there will be heavy snow tonight.
大おお雪ゆきに見み舞まわれるto be hit by heavy snow
北ほっ海かい道どうは大おお雪ゆきに見み舞まわれた。
Hokkaido was hit by heavy snow.
大おお雪ゆき警けい報ほうが出でるfor a heavy snow warning to be issued
大おお雪ゆき警けい報ほうが出でて、学がっ校こうが休やすみになった。
A heavy snow warning was issued, and school was cancelled.
大おお雪ゆきの影えい響きょうで〈事こと〉が乱みだれるfor something to be disrupted due to heavy snow
大おお雪ゆきの影えい響きょうで電でん車しゃの運うん行こうが乱みだれた。
Train services were disrupted due to heavy snow.

豪ごう雪せつN1sense 1
豪雪 describes an unusually severe or prolonged heavy snowfall, often used for snowbound regions, while 大雪 is the everyday term for a heavy snowfall in general.
吹雪ふぶきN2
大雪 refers to a heavy accumulation of snow, while 吹雪 emphasizes strong wind blowing snow around and reducing visibility.

小しょう雪せつ sense 2
小雪 is the solar term just before 大雪, marking the period of lighter snow, while 大雪 marks the period when snow begins falling heavily.

吹雪ふぶきN2sense 1
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.
大おお雨あめN3
大雪 has the same structure as 大雨 but refers to heavy snowfall, not heavy rain, so the two are easily confused by shape.

大雪Usage100%
- おおゆき
  Standard kanji spelling for heavy snow; also used for the solar term when read たいせつ.
- たいせつ
  Reading used only for the solar term (approx. Dec. 7).
たいせつ

Compound of 大 (おお, 'big') + 雪 (ゆき, 'snow'). The reading たいせつ is the on'yomi used for the solar term.