How to say "avalanche" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThe usual everyday word for an avalanche or snowslide. It is the common word matched to 'avalanche' and is what you want in most contexts, from weather reports to mountain safety.
- nounA loanword also meaning avalanche, but less common than なだれ. It appears in names, titles, or stylistic contexts rather than everyday speech about snow.
- 雪雪崩ゆきなだれnounA less common written form meaning avalanche or snowslide, written with the character for snow added to なだれ. In ordinary use なだれ alone is normally sufficient.
Use 「なだれ」 for the ordinary word for a snow avalanche; 「アバランチ」 is a less common loanword for the same phenomenon; 雪雪崩 is a less common written variant.
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