No. 1,088 in Japanese
粉
Powder.
In a sentence
私は小麦粉を使ってパンを作ります。
I use flour to make bread.
In this sentence, "粉" (flour) specifies a powdery substance, namely wheat flour, used as an ingredient in breadmaking.
雪が粉のように舞っています。
The snow is fluttering down like powder.
Here, "粉" (powder) is utilized metaphorically to describe the light, fine quality of snow.
このエリアには粉雪が降ることが多いです。
This area often experiences powder snow.
In this instance, "粉" (powder) is combined with "雪" (snow) to form a compound word that describes a specific fine type of snow.
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