木こ枯がらし１いち号ごう

noun

first wintry wind of autumn

A seasonal term used in weather forecasts and news to mark the arrival of the first strong, cold wind signaling the transition to winter. Often associated with the Tokyo area.

See also: 木枯らし

• 気き象しょう庁ちょうは今日きょう、東とう京きょうで木こ枯がらし１号ごうが吹ふいたと発はっ表ぴょうした。

  The Japan Meteorological Agency announced today that the first wintry wind of autumn blew in Tokyo.

• 木こ枯がらし１号ごうが吹ふくと、急きゅうに冬ふゆの気け配はいが強つよまる。

  When the first wintry wind blows, the feeling of winter suddenly intensifies.