In Japanese, "snowstorm" is 吹雪 (fubuki). It is a adjective pronounced "foo-boo-kee".
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吹雪 is written in kanji. Romanised as fubuki, it sounds roughly like "foo-boo-kee" to an English ear.
山では激しい吹雪になっています。
Yama de wa hageshii fubuki ni natte imasu.
There is a fierce blizzard in the mountains.
Fubuki (吹雪) means a blizzard or snowstorm with strong winds. It is particularly associated with the snowy regions of northern Japan such as Hokkaido and Tohoku.
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Buy on Steam吹雪 is romanised as fubuki. Say it roughly like "foo-boo-kee" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
吹雪 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.
吹雪 is written using kanji. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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