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霜 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「雨」

道
準2High school level ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「雨」
On
ソウそう · sō
Kun
しもshimo
Meaning
frost

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Rain plus a phonetic element: the white ice that settles on the ground — frost.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onソウそうsō霜害そうがい晩霜ばんそう
Kunしもshimo霜しも霜柱しもばしら初霜はつしも

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 初霜はつしも

    the first frost of the season

  • 霜柱しもばしら

    frost columns in soil

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

今朝(けさ)は畑(はたけ)に霜(しも)が降(お)りていた。

Frost had settled on the field this morning.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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