Japanese symbol for “frosty”
霜を置いた
しもをおいた
Romaji: shimoooita
gray; grey; frosted; hoary
In Japanese, frosty is 霜を置いた, read しもをおいた (shimoooita).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-f, exp gray; grey; frosted; hoary; frosty
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 霜降り | しもふり shimofuri | speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.) |
| 霜月 | しもつき shimotsuki | eleventh month of the lunar calendar |
| 早霜 | はやじも hayajimo | early frost |
| 星霜 | せいそう seisou | years; time |
| 幾星霜 | いくせいそう ikuseisou | many months and years |
| 霜降 | そうこう soukou | "frost descent" solar term (approx. October 23) |
| 位置 | いち ichi | place; position; location |
| 装置 | そうち souchi | equipment; device; installation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “frosty”.
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.