(ぎんせかい)

ぎんせかい
noun
snow-covered landscape; silver world
1. snow-covered landscape; world blanketed in snow
A poetic expression for a landscape covered entirely in white snow, evoking the image of a world turned silver.
(あさ)()きたら一面(いちめん)銀世界(ぎんせかい)だった。
When I woke up in the morning, the whole landscape was covered in snow.
(ゆき)()(つづ)いて(まち)銀世界(ぎんせかい)()わった。
The snow kept falling and the town turned into a silver world.
(まど)(そと)(ひろ)がる銀世界(ぎんせかい)()どもたちは大喜(おおよろこ)びした。
The children were overjoyed at the snowy landscape spreading outside the window.

USAGE:
A literary and evocative expression used to describe the beauty of a snow-covered landscape. Often appears in weather reports, travel writing, and seasonal descriptions. The word carries a positive, aesthetic connotation, focusing on the beauty rather than the inconvenience of heavy snow.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 一面(いちめん)銀世界(ぎんせかい) (a landscape entirely covered in snow)
  • 銀世界(ぎんせかい)()わる (to turn into a snowy landscape)
  • 銀世界(ぎんせかい)(ひろ)がる (a snowy landscape spreads out)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 雪景色(ゆきげしき): snowy scenery — a more neutral, descriptive term
  • 雪化粧(ゆきげしょう): snow-covered (lit. "snow makeup") — emphasizes light dusting of snow