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Kanji Detail for 雪 - "snow, white, pure"

雪

  • Meaning

    雪 means "snow, white, pure."

    1. Snow - Frozen precipitation falling from the sky.

    2. Snowfall - Snow falling; to snow.

    3. Purify - To cleanse; to wash away; to clear one's name.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    snow

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    snow; wipe away shame, avenge

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Xue

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    snow; wipe away shame, avenge

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    When rain encounters cold air and freezes, it is called 雪. All are six-pointed small ice needles combined together. Their shape is like a flower. Hence also called 雪花 (snowflake). | To wash. As in 雪恥 (avenge a shame) and the like. Also, clearing a wrongful accusation is called 昭雪.
  • Onyomitip

    setsu(セツ) セツ

  • Kunyomitip

    yuki(ゆき) ゆき

  • Strokestip

    11 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    雨 (ame・amekammuri・amakammuri)

  • Related Keywords
    snow snowfall winter white pure clean cold frost ice flake powder blizzard drift avalanche purify cleanse wash clear innocent

Sentences including 雪

  • They cleared the road of snow.

  • The train was delayed on account of snow.

  • It stopped snowing an hour ago.

  • We had more snow this year than last.

  • According to the weather report , it will snow tonight.

  • The rain changed into snow.

  • When i got up , it was snowing outside.

  • It snowed in osaka.

  • The sun melted the snow.

  • We will soon be having snow.

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