別わかれ霜じも

noun

late frost; frost in late spring

A poetic seasonal word (kigo) for late spring, referring to the last frost before the warm season. Often used in haiku and traditional poetry. Compare 忘れ霜 (わすれじも), which has a similar meaning.

See also: 忘れ霜 (わすれじも)

• 別わかれ霜じもが降おりた朝あさ、庭にわの草くさ木きが白しろく輝かがやいていた。

  On the morning when the late frost fell, the plants in the garden sparkled white.