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    3. 初雪

    初雪

    初はつ雪ゆき

    first snow (of the season)

    KMT10News #37+1CoreNounWeather & GeographyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    はつゆき

    Noun

    1.
    first snow (of the season), first snowfall

    Stroke 0 / 18

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    今け朝さ、初はつ雪ゆきが降ふりました。

    This morning, the first snow fell.

    KMT3Weather & GeographyDaily Life
    札さっ幌ぽろでは、例れい年ねんより早はやく初はつ雪ゆきを観かん測そくしました。

    In Sapporo, the first snow was observed earlier than usual.

    KMT5Weather & GeographyDaily Life
    初はつ雪ゆきの日ひは、いつもより空くう気きが澄すんで感かんじられます。

    On the day of the first snow, the air feels clearer than usual.

    KMT5Weather & GeographyNature & Environment
    富ふ士じ山さんの初はつ雪ゆきは、日に本ほんの冬ふゆの風ふう物ぶつ詩しです。

    The first snow on Mt. Fuji is a poetic symbol of Japanese winter.

    KMT6Weather & GeographyCulture & TraditionsNature & Environment
    初はつ雪ゆきが舞まい始はじめると、冬ふゆの訪おとずれを感かんじ、心こころが躍おどる。

    When the first snow begins to dance, I feel the arrival of winter and my heart leaps.

    KMT7Weather & GeographyEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    初
    はじ.め・はじ.めて・はつ・はつ-・うい-・-そ.める…(4)
    first time・beginning
    雪
    ゆき…(3)
    snow
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