水みず霜じも

noun

frozen dew; frosty dew

Refers to dew that has frozen, typically in late autumn. A seasonal word (kigo) for haiku.

• 晩ばん秋しゅうの朝あさ、草くさの上うえに水みず霜じもが降おりていた。

  On a late autumn morning, frozen dew lay on the grass.

noun

waters; amniotic fluid

Medical/obstetric term for amniotic fluid discharged shortly before birth. Often used in the phrase 水霜が破れる (the waters break).

See also: 羊水

• 出しゅっ産さん間ま近ぢかに水みず霜じもが破やぶれた。

  Her waters broke shortly before delivery.