Japanese symbol for “avalanche”
雪崩
なだれ
Romaji: nadare
avalanche; snowslide
In Japanese, avalanche is 雪崩, read なだれ (nadare).
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Meanings
- n avalanche; snowslide
- n avalanche; avalanche jōseki (go)
Written forms: 雪崩、雪崩れ. Readings: なだれ、ナダレ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “avalanche”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アバランチ | アバランチ abaranchi | avalanche |
| 雪雪崩 | ゆきなだれ yukinadare | avalanche; snowslide |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吹雪 | ふぶき fubuki | snow storm; blizzard |
| 大雪 | おおゆき ooyuki | heavy snow; heavy snowfall |
| 積雪 | せきせつ sekisetsu | fallen snow; snow cover |
| 雪解け | ゆきどけ yukidoke | thawing of snow; thaw |
| 雪国 | ゆきぐに yukiguni | snow country; snowy region |
| 崩壊 | ほうかい houkai | collapse; crumbling; breaking down |
| 崩れる | くずれる kuzureru | to collapse; to crumble |
| 崩れ | くずれ kuzure | crumbling; collapse; ruin |
See also: Chinese symbol for “avalanche”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.