白雪|しらゆきshirayuki

1. nounwhite snow

• Related積雪せきせつNeutralNeutral, objective term for snow that has accumulated, as in 「積雪量」. 「白雪」 is a literary description, not a technical one.
• Related深雪しんせつWrittenWritten-style word for snow piled up deep. 「白雪」 highlights the whiteness of the snow and carries a poetic tone.
• Antonym黒雪NeutralBlack snow — the direct opposite of 「白雪」. Very rarely used.

For snow in general, say 「雪」. Use 「白雪」 in literary writing to stress pure white snow, as in 「白雪に覆われた山」 or 「峰の白雪」; for accumulated snow, 「積雪」 is the neutral choice.

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1. 白しろい雪ゆき