noun
The frozen dew that forms on cold surfaces, especially in winter mornings. Common in everyday weather talk.
今朝は霜が降りていて、車の窓が真っ白だった。
There was frost this morning, and the car windows were completely white.
霜で野菜が傷
The vegetables were damaged by the frost.
noun
Poetic metaphor for white or grey hair, likening it to frost. Used in literary or figurative contexts.
彼の頭には霜が降り始めていた。
Frost had begun to settle on his head (his hair was turning grey).