Word Meaning 霜降り

しもふり shimofuri

霜降り is read as しもふり (shimofuri) and means (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water.

Meaning

English

  1. (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water
  2. formation of frost
  3. marbling (of beef)
  4. speckled with white
  5. salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.)

Reading

Kana

しもふり

Romaji

shimofuri

Writing Variants

  • 霜降 しもふり shimofuri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 12113 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

霜降作り

しもふりづくり

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

霜降月

しもふりづき

eleventh lunar month

霜降

そうこう

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

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

しも

frost

乗り降り

のりおり

getting on and off (a vehicle)

雨降り

あめふり

rainfall

土砂降り

どしゃぶり

downpour

降り

ふり

alighting

飛び降り

とびおり

jumping off