降雪(こうせつ)

こうせつ
noun
snowfall
1. snowfall; falling snow
Snow falling from the sky, or the amount of snow that has fallen. A formal term used in weather reports, news, and official contexts.
昨夜(さくや)から降雪(こうせつ)が続(つづ)いている。
Snowfall has continued since last night.
降雪(こうせつ)の影響(えいきょう)で電車(でんしゃ)が遅延(ちえん)している。
Trains are delayed due to snowfall.
今年(ことし)は降雪量(こうせつりょう)が例年(れいねん)の二倍(にばい)を超(こ)えた地域(ちいき)もある。
There are areas where snowfall this year has exceeded double the usual amount.

Compound of 降(こう) (to fall/descend) + 雪(せつ) (snow). A formal, written term commonly seen in weather forecasts and news reports.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 降雪量(こうせつりょう) (amount of snowfall)
  • 降雪(こうせつ)地域(ちいき) (snowfall area)
  • 大量(たいりょう)の降雪(こうせつ) (heavy snowfall)
  • 降雪(こうせつ)の影響(えいきょう) (effects of snowfall)

USAGE NOTE:
In everyday conversation, people say 雪(ゆき)が降(ふ)る (it snows) rather than using 降雪(こうせつ). 降雪(こうせつ) belongs to the formal register of weather terminology, similar to 降水(こうすい) (precipitation).

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