How to say "snow" in Japanese

• 雪ゆきJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounThe everyday word for snow, covering both the substance on the ground and snow as it falls. Use it for weather talk, travel plans, or snow you can see and touch.
  たぶん、明日あすは雪ゆきが降ふるだろう。↗

  Probably it will snow tomorrow.
• スノーCommon
  nounA katakana loanword for snow, found mainly inside borrowed expressions and names. It is seldom the word you want for snow itself — use 雪.
  人々ひとびとの一団いちだんはスノーブーツを履はいて出発しゅっぱつした。↗

  A group of people started off in snow boots.
• 降雪こうせつCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbSnowfall — snow as it falls, or the amount that falls — rather than snow as a substance. Typical of weather forecasts, bulletins and records; for snow underfoot, 雪 is the usual choice.
  予報よほうはさらに降雪こうせつがあると伝つたえていた。↗

  The prediction was for more snow.
• 白銀はくぎんCommon
  nounLiterally 'silver colour'; when it means snow it is a poetic, literary image — snow as gleaming silver — not an everyday word. For ordinary use, 雪 is the choice.

Choose 雪 for snow in ordinary speech; 「スノー」 appears in borrowed expressions; 降雪 is the report-style word for snowfall; 白銀 is a poetic, literary way to evoke snow.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 雪ゆきsnow
• スノーsnow
• 降雪こうせつsnowfall
• 六花りっかsnow
• 天花てんかsnow
• 深雪みゆきsnow
• 白い物しろいものsomething white
• スノーノイズnoise (video)
• 白銀はくぎんsilver colour
• 砂嵐すなあらしnoise (video)