How to say "snowfall" in Japanese

• 雪ゆきJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounThe everyday word for snow, and it covers the sense of snow falling. Use this in ordinary conversation about weather, scenery, or shoveling: it is almost always the word you want.
  たぶん、明日あすは雪ゆきが降ふるだろう。↗

  Probably it will snow tomorrow.
• 降りふりCommon
  nounReally a rainfall word; as a standalone noun it is seldom the word you want for snowfall. It mainly appears in fixed expressions and compounds referring to precipitation.
  この降ふりでは彼かれは来こない。↗

  He won't come in a rain like this.
• 降雪こうせつCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbThe formal, technical word for snowfall as a measured phenomenon, typical of weather forecasts, bulletins, and statistics rather than casual conversation about snow.
  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.

For snow as precipitation use 雪; 降雪 is the technical, weather-report word for snowfall as a phenomenon; 「降り」 usually means rainfall and is rarely used alone for snow.

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

• 雪ゆきsnow
• 降りふりrainfall
• 降雪こうせつsnowfall
• 雪降りゆきふりsnowfall