Word Meaning 雪と墨

ゆきとすみ yuki to sumi

雪と墨 is read as ゆきとすみ (yuki to sumi) and means diametric opposites.

Meaning

English

  1. diametric opposites
  2. night and day
  3. black and white
  4. snow and ink

Reading

Kana

ゆきとすみ

Romaji

yuki to sumi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Proverb Rank 145551 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

雪崩

なだれ

avalanche

雪渓

せっけい

snowy valley

雪辱

せつじょく

vindication of honour

雪対策

ゆきたいさく

measures against snow

雪見障子

ゆきみしょうじ

shoji with a glass bottom half (for snow viewing)

雪女郎

ゆきじょろう

snow woman

雪崩防止林

なだれぼうしりん

avalanche prevention forest

雪隠大工

せっちんだいく

lousy carpenter

雪模様

ゆきもよう

snowflake pattern

雪隠金亀子

せんちこがね

Geotrupes laevistriatus (species of dor beetle)

雪崩を打つ

なだれをうつ

to surge like an avalanche

雪催い

ゆきもよい

threatening to snow