Word Meaning 大雪

おおゆき ooyuki

大雪 is read as おおゆき (ooyuki) and means "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7).

Meaning

English

  1. "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
  2. heavy snow

Reading

Kana

おおゆき

Romaji

ooyuki

Writing Variants

  • 大雪 たいせつ taisetsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 小雪 Rank 445 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大雪加

おおせっか

Japanese marsh warbler (Megalurus pryeri)

雪隠大工

せっちんだいく

lousy carpenter

大船

おおぶね

large boat

大戦

たいせん

world war

大変

たいへん

major incident

大部分

だいぶぶん

most part

大多数

だいたすう

great majority

大好き

だいすき

liking very much

大声

おおごえ

loud voice

大喜び

おおよろこび

great joy

大部

たいぶ

lengthy (of a book, etc.)

大路

おおじ

most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryō period)

Example Sentences

10

There was heavy snow in the morning.

It snowed a good deal last night.

The train was delayed on account of a heavy snow.

It snowed hard yesterday.

The train was delayed by a heavy snowfall.

Our trip was cancelled because of heavy snow.

The closing of school was due to the heavy snow.

The train was delayed due to the heavy snowfall.

This is the heaviest snowfall in thirty years in Tokyo.

The train was thirty minutes late on account of the heavy snow.