豪雪地帯(ごうせつちたい)

ごうせつちたい
noun
heavy snowfall region; snow country
1. heavy snowfall region; snow country
An area that experiences exceptionally heavy snowfall. In Japan, this is also a legally designated category covering large parts of 東北(とうほく), 北陸(ほくりく), and 北海道(ほっかいどう) that receive special government support.
新潟(にいがた)は豪雪地帯(ごうせつちたい)だ。
Niigata is a heavy snowfall region.
豪雪地帯(ごうせつちたい)では屋根(やね)の雪(ゆき)下(お)ろしが欠(か)かせない。
In heavy snowfall regions, clearing snow off the roof is essential.
豪雪地帯(ごうせつちたい)に指定(してい)された地域(ちいき)は、除雪(じょせつ)費(ひ)などについて国(くに)の支援(しえん)を受(う)けることができる。
Areas designated as heavy snowfall regions can receive government support for snow removal costs and other expenses.

Compound of 豪雪(ごうせつ) (heavy snowfall) + 地帯(ちたい) (zone/region). Beyond its descriptive meaning, this is an official designation under the 1962 豪雪地帯(ごうせつちたい)対策(たいさく)特別(とくべつ)措置法(そちほう), covering more than half of Japan by area.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 豪雪地帯(ごうせつちたい)に指定(してい)される: to be designated a heavy-snowfall region
  • 豪雪地帯(ごうせつちたい)の暮(く)らし: life in snow country
  • 特別(とくべつ)豪雪地帯(ごうせつちたい): special heavy-snowfall region (most severe designation)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 豪雪(ごうせつ): heavy snowfall
  • 雪国(ゆきぐに): snow country (more literary)
  • 除雪(じょせつ): snow removal
  • 雪(ゆき)下(お)ろし: clearing snow from a roof
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