also: はだれゆき · はだらゆき
lingering patches of snow; unmelted snow spots
Refers to snow remaining in scattered patches after most has melted, often seen in early spring. The reading まだらゆき is most common; はだれゆき and はだらゆき are rare and literary.
春になっても山には斑雪が残っている。
Even in spring, patches of snow remain on the mountain.
斑雪の上を歩くのは滑りやすい。
Walking on patches of unmelted snow is slippery.
Standard kanji spelling for the most common reading まだらゆき.
Search-only form for the reading はだれゆき.
Rare reading; kana spelling may be used when this reading is intended.
Rare reading; kana spelling may be used when this reading is intended.
Compound of 斑 (まだら, 'mottled, patchy') and 雪 (ゆき, 'snow'). The alternate readings はだれゆき and はだらゆき are rare and likely older or dialectal variants; their exact origin is uncertain.