吹雪

• 読み: ふぶき
• ローマ字: fubuki
• 漢字の分解: 吹 (fuki/sui) — blow; 雪 (yuki/setsu) — snow
• 発音: /ɸɯ.bɯ.ki/

意味

Blizzard; snowstorm. A severe weather condition characterised by heavy snowfall combined with strong winds that dramatically reduce visibility.

A native Japanese compound combining 吹く (to blow) and 雪 (snow). Unlike 大雪 which simply means heavy snowfall, 吹雪 emphasises the wind-driven, disorienting quality of the storm — visibility can drop to near zero, making navigation hazardous. In Hokkaido and northern Honshu, 吹雪 is a common winter phenomenon that regularly disrupts transport and poses life-threatening risks to those outdoors.

例文

1. 猛烈な吹雪で視界がゼロになり、登山パーティーは山小屋に緊急避難した。
2. 吹雪の中を帰宅しようとして道に迷い、救助を求めた高齢者が保護された。
3. 北海道の冬は吹雪が激しく、交通機関が麻痺することも珍しくない。

使い方ガイド

場面: winter weather, mountain safety, news

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

Native Japanese compound. 吹 comes from 吹く (fuku, to blow), and 雪 means snow (yuki). The combination vividly captures snow being driven horizontally by wind.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal