1.
light snow; fleeting snow
Soft, delicate snow that melts quickly upon landing. Often used poetically to evoke a sense of transience and beauty.
淡雪がちらちら舞っている。
Light snow is fluttering down.
朝の淡雪は昼には消えてしまった。
The light morning snow had disappeared by noon.
庭に積もった淡雪が日の光を受けてきらきら輝いていた。
The light snow that had accumulated in the garden was sparkling in the sunlight.
USAGE:
淡雪 refers to light, delicate snow that melts easily. It carries a poetic, literary nuance and is frequently used in haiku and classical literature to symbolize transience.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 淡雪が降る (light snow falls)
- 淡雪が舞う (light snow flutters)
- 淡雪が消える (light snow melts away)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 淡雪: light, delicate snow that melts quickly (poetic)
- 粉雪: powdery snow, fine dry snow
- 初雪: first snow of the season