桜吹雪

See also: 櫻吹雪

Japanese
Kanji in this term
桜 吹 雪
さくら
Grade: 5		 ふぶき
Grade: S Grade: 2
kun’yomi jukujikun
Alternative spelling
櫻吹雪 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 桜 (sakura, “cherry blossoms”) +‎ 吹雪 (fubuki, “blizzard”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) さくらふ​ぶき [sàkúrá fúꜜbùkì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠kɯ̟ᵝɾa̠ ɸɯ̟ᵝbɯ̟ᵝkʲi]

Noun

桜(さくら)吹雪(ふぶき) • (sakura fubuki) 

  1. a flurry of cherry blossom petals
    Synonym: 花吹雪 (hana fubuki)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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