大雪

• 読み: おおゆき
• ローマ字: ooyuki
• 漢字の分解: 大 (oo/dai) — great, large | 雪 (yuki/setsu) — snow
• 発音: /oː.jɯ.ki/

意味

Heavy snow; heavy snowfall. Snowfall significant enough to cause disruption or accumulate substantially.

A compound noun combining 大 (great) and 雪 (snow). Also used as the name of a solar term in the traditional East Asian calendar (around December 7th), one of the 24 seasonal markers. In modern usage, heavy snowfall warnings issued by meteorological agencies use this term. Distinct from 小雪 (light snow) in both intensity and cultural significance.

例文

1. 山間部では大雪が続き、集落が一時的に孤立した。
2. 大雪の翌朝、子どもたちが庭に出て雪だるまを作り始めた。
3. 天気予報によると、明日の午後から大雪になる見込みだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: weather, disaster reporting, seasonal terms, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 大 (oo/dai, 'great, large') and 雪 (yuki, 'snow'). The combination appears in classical texts to describe exceptional snowfall events and also names a traditional seasonal period.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal