Japanese symbol for “rime”
霧氷
むひょう
Romaji: muhyou
rime; hoarfrost; silver frost
In Japanese, rime is 霧氷, read むひょう (muhyou).
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Meanings
- n rime; hoarfrost; silver frost
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “rime”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 韻 | いん in | rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 濃霧 | のうむ noumu | heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog |
| 朝霧 | あさぎり asagiri | morning fog; morning mist |
| 霧雨 | きりさめ kirisame | drizzle; light rain |
| 霧吹き | きりふき kirifuki | spraying |
| 雲散霧消 | うんさんむしょう unsanmushou | vanishing like mist |
| 噴霧 | ふんむ funmu | atomizing; spraying |
| 氷山 | ひょうざん hyouzan | iceberg |
| 氷点下 | ひょうてんか hyoutenka | below freezing |
See also: Chinese symbol for “rime”.
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