桜さくら吹雪ふぶき

noun

blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of cherry blossoms

Poetic term for the scene of countless cherry blossom petals falling and swirling in the wind, like a snowstorm. Often used in springtime descriptions and haiku.

• 風かぜが吹ふくたびに、公こう園えんは桜さくら吹雪ふぶきになった。

  Every time the wind blew, the park turned into a blizzard of cherry blossoms.

• 桜さくら吹雪ふぶきの中なかを歩あるくのは、まるで夢ゆめのようだ。

  Walking through a flurry of falling cherry blossoms is like a dream.