霜 — kanji meaning “frost”
霜
frost
- Meanings
- frost
- On'yomi
- ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi
- しも
- Strokes
- 17
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2151 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 173
- Chinese reading
- shuāng — Chinese character page
Words with 霜
| 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) |
| 霜柱 | しもばしら shimobashira | frost columns; ice needles |
| 霜雪 | そうせつ sousetsu | frost and snow |
| 秋霜 | しゅうそう shuusou | autumn frost; fall frost |
| 霜害 | そうがい sougai | frost damage |
| 霜焼け | しもやけ shimoyake | frostbite; chilblains |
| 霜夜 | しもよ shimoyo | frosty night |
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