In Japanese, "snow" is 雪 (yuki). It is a adjective pronounced "yoo-kee".
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雪 is written in kanji. Romanised as yuki, it sounds roughly like "yoo-kee" to an English ear.
昨夜から雪が降り続いています。
Sakuya kara yuki ga furitsuzuite imasu.
Snow has been falling since last night.
Yuki (雪) means snow. Snowfall varies widely across Japan. Hokkaido and the Sea of Japan coast receive heavy snow, while Tokyo only sees it a few times each year.
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Buy on Steam雪 is romanised as yuki. Say it roughly like "yoo-kee" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
雪 is a na-adjective or noun-adjective. It is neutral in register and fits naturally in both casual and polite sentences. Add na before a noun, or use desu for a polite predicate.
雪 is written using kanji. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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