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札幌で1月の観測史上最大の雪

Sapporo Sees Its Heaviest January Snowfall on Record

#大雪#札幌#交通影響
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北海道ほっかいどう札幌市さっぽろし25にちとてもつよゆきました。12時間じかん38センチゆき、1がつして2000ねん記録きろくはじから一番いちばんおおなりました。この大雪おおゆき影響えいきょう、JRバスなどものたくさん運休うんきゅうしました。

Nで(場所/時間)= in/at/on ~ (also used to indicate the time span in which something happens, e.g., 'in 12 hours')Vた= past tense (did ~)Vて= and; then (connecting actions/events)Nとしては= as for ~; for ~ (in the category of ~)Vてから= after doing ~; since ~ (from the time when ~ happened)V(ます)始める= to start doing ~一番 + A/Adv= the most ~Nが多くなる= to become more; to increase (in amount/number)Nの影響で= due to the influence/effect of ~Nなど= ~ and the like; such as ~

Learning Notes

Grammar Patterns

PatternMeaning
Nで(場所/時間)in/at/on ~ (also used to indicate the time span in which something happens, e.g., 'in 12 hours')
Vたpast tense (did ~)
Vてand; then (connecting actions/events)
Nとしてはas for ~; for ~ (in the category of ~)
Vてからafter doing ~; since ~ (from the time when ~ happened)
V(ます)始めるto start doing ~
一番 + A/Advthe most ~
Nが多くなるto become more; to increase (in amount/number)
Nの影響でdue to the influence/effect of ~
Nなど~ and the like; such as ~

Vocabulary

WordReadingLevelMeaning
降り始めるふりはじめるN4to start falling (rain/snow)
乗り物のりものN4vehicle; means of transportation
最大さいだいN3largest; maximum
記録きろくN3record
大雪おおゆきN3heavy snow
影響えいきょうN3influence; effect
観測かんそくN2observation; measurement (weather, temperature, etc.)
史上しじょうN2in history; ever (the biggest, the first, etc.)
運休うんきゅうN2service suspension; cancellation (of trains/buses)

Language Insights

  • Japanese news reports often use '観測' and '記録' when talking about weather extremes and past comparisons.
  • '史上〜' is a set phrase meaning 'the most ~ ever / in history' and appears frequently in headlines.
  • For public transportation in Japan, '運休' is the standard term for suspended service (common in weather and accident reports).
Source: Mainichi