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Kanji Detail for 雪 - "snow"

雪

  • Meaning

    雪 means "snow." Also associated with to purify.

    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.

  • Words using 雪

    • 雪辱 せつじょく Listen vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss
    • 大雪 おおゆき Listen heavy snow; heavy snowfall; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
    • 積雪 せきせつ Listen fallen snow; snow cover
    • 雪崩 なだれ Listen avalanche; snowslide; avalanche
    • 雪国 ゆきぐに Listen snow country; snowy region
    • 雪解け ゆきどけ Listen thawing of snow; thaw; thaw (in relations)
    • 降雪 こうせつ Listen snowfall; snow
    • 初雪 はつゆき Listen first snow (of the season); first snowfall

  • Four-character idioms with 雪

    • 雪中送炭 せっちゅうそうたん Listen helping someone in trouble
    • 雪泥鴻爪 せつでいのこうそう Listen ephemeral nature of human deeds and events; evanescence of human affairs; leaving no trace

  • Origin of 雪

    雨, rain, over a reduced 彗, a broom, which supplies the sound setsu (the old form is 䨮). The "rain you can sweep" reading is a mnemonic, not the origin.

    How to remember it: Rain 雨 that lies where it falls and has to be swept — snow.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 雪

    • Verified meaning: snow
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きよし, きよみ, きよむ, すすぎ)
    • Also carries these associations: to purify

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 雪

    Given names 雪(きよし)Listen 雪(きよみ)Listen 雪(きよむ)Listen 雪(すすぎ)Listen 雪(すすぐ)Listen 雪(せつ)Listen 雪(ましろ)Listen 雪(ゆき)Listen

    Surnames 雪(すずき)Listen 雪(せつじ)Listen 雪(せつゆき)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    setsu(セツ) セツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    yuki(ゆき) ゆき

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    雨 (ame・amekammuri・amakammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    snow to purify blizzard cleanse cold flake freeze frost frozen ice powder precipitation sleet slush wash white winter avalanche

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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