花吹雪
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 花 | 吹 | 雪 |
| はな Grade: 1 |
ふぶき | |
| Grade: S | Grade: 2 | |
| kun'yomi | jukujikun | |
Etymology
Compound of 花 (hana, “flower”) + 吹雪 (fubuki, “blizzard, snowstorm”). First cited to a work from 1745.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
花吹雪 • (hanafubuki)
- A flurry of cherry blossom petals.
Synonyms
- 桜吹雪 (sakurafubuki)
References
- ^ “花吹雪”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN