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霜

霜 — frost

On
ソウ
Kun
しも
Strokes
17
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 霜

  • 霜しもfrostCommon

    今朝、地面は霜で覆われていた。
    The ground was covered with frost this morning.

  • 霜降りしもふりspeckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.)Common

    日本の牛は広範囲に霜降りがある。
    In Japan beef has a high degree of marbled fat.

  • 初霜はつしもfirst frost of the yearRare

    秋になると日はだんだん短くなり夜はさむくなってきました。彼女は初霜が木の葉を黄色や赤に変えていくのをみていました。
    In the fall, when the days grew shorter and the nights colder, she watched the first frost turn the leaves to bright yellow and orange and red.

  • 霜を置いたしもをおいたgray; grey; frosted; hoary; frostyRare
  • 朝霜あさしもmorning frostRare
  • 霜朝しもあさfrosty morningRare
  • 霜取りしもとりdefrosting (e.g. of a freezer)Rare
  • 春霜しゅんそうspring frostRare
  • 霜髪そうはつfrost-white hairRare
  • 貴霜朝きそうちょうKushan dynasty (of India; approx. 60-375 CE)Rare
  • 貴霜きそうKushan (dynasty of India; approx. 60-375 CE)Rare
  • 除霜じょそうdefrostingRare
  • 霜が降りるしもがおりるto have a frost; to get frost; to become frosty; to become covered with frostRare
  • 霜降り作りしもふりづくりfish, chicken, shellfish, etc. blanched by exposure to boiling and then icy wat…Rare
  • 霜降り肉しもふりにくmarbled meat (esp. beef)Rare
  • 初霜月はつしもづきtenth lunar monthRare
  • 早霜はやじもearly frostRare
  • 星霜せいそうyears; timeRare
  • 大霜降枝尺おおしもふりえだしゃくpeppered moth (Biston betularia)Rare
  • 霜降そうこう"frost descent" solar term (approx. October 23)Rare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 47 words that use 霜.

  • 霜 しも frost
  • 霜降り しもふり speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.)
  • 初霜 はつしも first frost of the year
  • 朝霜 あさしも morning frost
  • 霜朝 しもあさ frosty morning

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