星せい霜そう

noun

years; passage of time

Formal or literary term for the passing of many years, often with a sense of accumulated change or hardship. Not used in casual conversation.

• 星せい霜そうを重かさねた町まち並なみが、今いまも静しずかに残のこっている。

  The townscape, having seen many years pass, still quietly remains.

• 星せい霜そう幾いく変へん、彼かれの志こころざしは変かわらなかった。

  Through the changing years, his resolve never wavered.