What does kanji 霜 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 霜 is frost.

How is kanji 霜 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 霜 are しも; the onyomi readings are ソウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 霜?

The main radical for kanji 霜 is 雨.

What words use kanji 霜?

Example words that use kanji 霜 include 霜, 霜降, 霜がおりる, 霜よけ.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

霜

Meaning

Kanji 霜

frost

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: しも
Onyomi 音読み: ソウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2151
Strokes: 17
Radical: 雨
Components: 木 • 目 • 雨
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 箱 • 緗 • 相 • 湘 • 廂 • 葙 • 想

Related vocabulary

Showing 28 common entries

Showing 28 of 47 entries that include this kanji.

霜

しも

frost

霜降

しもふり

(of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water

霜がおりる

しもがおりる

to have a frost

霜よけ

しもよけ

covering which protects against frost

霜を置いた

しもをおいた

gray

霜囲い

しもがこい

covering which protects against frost

霜解け

しもどけ

thaw

霜害

そうがい

frost damage

霜月

しもつき

eleventh month of the lunar calendar

霜剣

そうけん

cold sharp sword

霜枯れ

しもがれ

nipped by frost

霜枯れる

しもがれる

to be withered or nipped by frost

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

今朝は庭に霜が降りていた。

There was frost in the garden this morning.

霜で畑の野菜が白くなった。

The vegetables in the field turned white with frost.

車の窓に霜がついている。

There is frost on the car window.

霜の朝は空気がとても冷たい。

The air is very cold on frosty mornings.

霜を踏む音が静かな道に響いた。

The sound of stepping on frost echoed along the quiet road.

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