Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ふぶ
Grade: S Grade: 2
jukujikun

Etymology

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Historically ふふく (fufuku),[1] from ふふ (fufu), which expresses the state of the wind blowing.[2]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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吹雪(ふぶ) (fubukuintransitive godan (stem 吹雪(ふぶ) (fubuki), past 吹雪(ふぶ)いた (fubuita))

  1. (of wind) to blow violently
  2. (of wind) to blow while snow is falling

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References

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  1. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN