Word Meaning 霜降

そうこう soukou

霜降 is read as そうこう (soukou) and means "frost descent" solar term (approx. October 23).

Meaning

English

"frost descent" solar term (approx. October 23)

Reading

Kana

そうこう

Romaji

soukou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 136647 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

霜降り

しもふり

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

霜降月

しもふりづき

eleventh lunar month

霜降作り

しもふりづくり

fish, chicken, shellfish, etc. blanched by exposure to boiling and then icy water

霜降り肉

しもふりにく

marbled meat (esp. beef)

大霜降枝尺

おおしもふりえだしゃく

peppered moth (Biston betularia)

降霜

こうそう

frost formation

霜

しも

frost

滑降

かっこう

downhill (race)

物価下降

ぶっかかこう

price fall

直滑降

ちょっかっこう

schuss

懸垂下降

けんすいかこう

rappel

勧降

かんこう

call to surrender