大雪(おおゆき)

おおゆき
noun
heavy snow
1. heavy snow
Snow that falls heavily or in large amounts.
大雪(おおゆき)で学校(がっこう)が休(やす)みになった。
School was closed due to heavy snow.
大雪(おおゆき)注意報(ちゅういほう)が出(で)た。
A heavy snow advisory was issued.
今年(ことし)は大雪(おおゆき)だ。
There's heavy snow this year.

大雪(おおゆき) means heavy or substantial snowfall. It combines 大(おお) (big, heavy) + 雪(ゆき) (snow).

READING NOTE:
As a common word: 大雪(おおゆき). As a solar term (one of the 24 seasonal divisions): 大雪(たいせつ) (around December 7).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 大雪(おおゆき)が降(ふ)る: heavy snow falls
  • 大雪(おおゆき)警報(け��ほう): heavy snow warning
  • 大雪(おおゆき)注意報(ちゅういほう): heavy snow advisory
  • 大雪(おおゆき)で遅(おく)れる: delayed due to heavy snow
  • 大雪(おおゆき)に見舞(みま)われる: to be hit by heavy snow

RELATED WEATHER WORDS:

  • 大雨(おおあめ): heavy rain
  • 吹雪(ふぶき): blizzard
  • 粉雪(こなゆき): powder snow
  • 初雪(はつ��き): first snow of the season
  • 積雪(せきせつ): accumulated snow

CULTURAL NOTE:
Heavy snow is a significant concern in Japan's Sea of Japan side (日本海(にほんかい)側(がわ)), where some areas receive several meters of snow annually. 大雪(おおゆき) frequently disrupts train services and road travel.

Related Words

Related: 大雨(おおあめ) (heavy rain)
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Added 2026.1.11 19:41 · Revised 2026.4.7 14:23
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