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Japanese symbol for “snowy”

Romaji: yukibukai
snowy; covered in deep snow

In Japanese, snowy is , read (yukibukai).

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Meanings

  1. adj-i snowy; covered in deep snow

Kanji and stroke order

snow
on: セツ
kun: ゆき
11 strokes · JLPT 2
deep, heighten, intensify
on: シン
kun: ふか.い、-ぶか.い、ふか.まる、ふか.める
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ふぶき fubukisnow storm; blizzard
おおゆき ooyukiheavy snow; heavy snowfall
せきせつ sekisetsufallen snow; snow cover
なだれ nadareavalanche; snowslide
ゆきどけ yukidokethawing of snow; thaw
ゆきぐに yukigunisnow country; snowy region
しんこく shinkokuserious; severe; grave
ふかい fukaideep (hole, forest, snow, etc.)

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.