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Kotomora

雪

snow

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · grade 2FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • セツ

Kun'yomi

  • ゆき

Nanori

  • せっ
  • ぶき

Meaning

雪 centers on frozen precipitation: snow. It is the visible white flakes that fall from the sky in winter.

Most common words using 雪

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  • 雪ゆき
    N5

    snow; snowfall

  • 吹雪ふぶき
    N2

    snow storm; blizzard

  • 大雪おおゆき
    N1

    heavy snow; heavy snowfall

  • 白雪姫しらゆきひめ

    Snow White

  • 積雪せきせつ
    N1

    fallen snow; snow cover

  • 雪山ゆきやま

    snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain

  • 雪だるまゆきだるま

    snowman

  • 除雪じょせつ

    snow removal

  • 雪国ゆきぐに

    snow country; snowy region

  • 雪崩なだれ
    N1

    avalanche; snowslide

  • 雪花菜おから

    okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu

  • 小雪こゆき

    light snow

  • 雪見ゆきみ

    snow viewing; snow-scene viewing

  • 豪雪ごうせつ
    N1

    tremendous snowfall; heavy snow

  • 降雪こうせつ

    snowfall; snow

  • 雪かきゆきかき

    snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal

  • 雪印ゆきじるし

    Megmilk Snow Brand (abbr)

  • 雪男ゆきおとこ

    abominable snowman; yeti

  • 初雪はつゆき
    N2

    first snow (of the season); first snowfall

  • 深雪しんせつ

    deep snow

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Etymology

雪 combines 雨 (rain) with a lower component that originally depicted a hand holding a broom or a sweeping shape, suggesting snow that can be swept away. The modern lower part 彐 is a simplified remnant of that image.

Meaning mnemonic

Rain 雨 that can be swept with a hand 彐 is snow—it falls like rain but piles up and can be brushed away.

Reading mnemonic

For セツ, imagine a set of snowflakes falling in a perfect pattern: set -> セツ, and each flake is part of the snowy set.