雪
snow
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
20 of 297- 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
Study
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.