雪崩(なだれ)

なだれ
noun
avalanche
1. avalanche, snowslide
A mass of snow, ice, and debris sliding rapidly down a mountainside, often triggered by vibration, temperature changes, or additional snowfall.
雪崩(なだれ)が起(お)きて登山者(とざんしゃ)が巻(ま)き込(こ)まれた。
An avalanche occurred and hikers were caught in it.
雪崩(なだれ)注意報(ちゅういほう)が発令(はつれい)されている。
An avalanche advisory has been issued.
冬山(ふゆやま)では雪崩(なだれ)の危険(きけん)が高(たか)い。
The risk of avalanches is high in winter mountains.

The kanji 雪崩(なだれ) literally means "snow collapse" (雪(ゆき) = snow, 崩(くず)れる = to collapse), though the reading is irregular.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 雪崩(なだれ)が起(お)きる (an avalanche occurs)
  • 雪崩(なだれ)に巻(ま)き込(こ)まれる (to be caught in an avalanche)
  • 雪崩(なだれ)注意報(ちゅういほう) (avalanche advisory)
  • 雪崩(なだれ)の危険(きけん) (avalanche danger)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 土砂崩(どしゃくず)れ (landslide)
  • 登山(とざん) (mountain climbing)
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Added 2026.1.16 11:32 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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