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雪花 (せっか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

雪ゆき花ばな

also: ゆきばな

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Meanings

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noun

poetical term

Poetic or literary term for a snowflake; not used in everyday conversation.

雪せっ花かが静しずかに舞まい降おりる。
Snowflakes flutter down quietly.
彼かの女じょの詩しには雪せっ花かの美うつくしさが描えがかれている。
Her poem depicts the beauty of snowflakes.

Written forms

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- せっか
  Standard kanji form for the reading せっか; used in poetic and literary contexts.
- ゆきばな
  Alternate reading ゆきばな for the kanji 雪花; rare and poetic.

雪せっ華か

Variant kanji form; less common than 雪花.

ゆきばな

Kanji

雪snow
花flower
華splendor, flower, petal

Similar words

雪せっ片ぺん
雪片 is a more technical or formal term for a snowflake, often used in scientific contexts, while 雪花 is poetic.
雪ゆきの結けっ晶しょう
雪の結晶 refers specifically to the crystalline structure of snow, whereas 雪花 is a more general and poetic term for a snowflake.

Etymology

Compound of 雪 (snow) and 花 (flower), literally 'snow flower'. The reading せっか is the on'yomi, while ゆきばな is a rare kun'yomi reading. The variant 雪華 uses 華 (flower, splendor) with a similar meaning.