Word Meaning 秋霜

しゅうそう shuusou

秋霜 is read as しゅうそう (shuusou) and means sharp sword.

Meaning

English

  1. sharp sword
  2. autumn frost
  3. fall frost
  4. white hair
  5. grey hair
  6. harshness
  7. strictness
  8. rigour

Reading

Kana

しゅうそう

Romaji

shuusou

Writing Variants

  • 秋霜 あきしも akishimo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 137945 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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秋霜烈日

しゅうそうれつじつ

harshness

秋茄子

あきなす

autumn eggplant

秋田蕗

あきたぶき

Japanese butterbur (Petasites japonicus subsp. giganteus)

秋葉原通り魔事件

あきはばらとおりまじけん

Akihabara massacre (June 8, 2008)

秋葉系

あきばけい

Akihabara style

秋葉原無差別殺傷事件

あきはばらむさべつさっしょうじけん

Akihabara massacre (June 8, 2008)

秋暑

しゅうしょ

lingering heat (in autumn)

秋興

しゅうきょう

the pleasantness of autumn

秋津島

あきつしま

Japan

秋田看護福祉大学

あきたかんごふくしだいがく

Akita University of Nursing and Welfare

秋明菊

しゅうめいぎく

Japanese anemone

秋茄子は嫁に食わすな

あきなすはよめにくわすな

don't feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they're too delicious, because they'll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility)