Word Meaning 降り積もる

ふりつもる furitsumoru

降り積もる is read as ふりつもる (furitsumoru) and means to fall and pile up (e.g. snow).

Meaning

English

to fall and pile up (e.g. snow)
to lie thick

Reading

Kana

ふりつもる

Romaji

furitsumoru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 23991 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

積み降ろし

つみおろし

loading and unloading

降りる

おりる

to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

降る

ふる

to form (of frost)

降りしきる

ふりしきる

to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.)

降り始める

ふりはじめる

to begin to fall (rain, etc.)

降水

こうすい

rainfall

降参

こうさん

being defeated (e.g. by a problem)

降下

こうか

passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)

降格

こうかく

demotion

降雨

こうう

rainfall

降雪

こうせつ

snowfall

降り

ふり

alighting

Example Sentences

雪がしんしんと降り積もる・・・オレの体に。

Snow falls silently and piles up ... on top of me.