霾る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
霾
つちふ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
土降る

Etymology

From 土(つち) (tsuchi, “earth”) + 降(ふ)る (furu, “to fall (rain, snow)”).

Verb

霾(つちふ)る • (tsuchifuru) godan (stem 霾(つちふ)り (tsuchifuri), past 霾(つちふ)った (tsuchifutta))

1. For Asian Dust to fall like rain.

Usage notes

霾る is a spring 季語(きご) (kigo, “seasonal word”).

See also

• 黄(こう)砂(そ) (kōso, “Asian Dust”)