Kanji 霰 hail, hailstones, small cubes Related words 氷こおり 霰あられ 氷霰 refers to ice pellets (hard, transparent ice particles), while 雪あられ refers to soft hail or snow pellets (white, opaque, and softer).
雹ひょう 雹 is true hail, which is larger and harder than 雪あられ , and typically associated with thunderstorms.
Written forms 雪ゆき あられ
Common spelling using kanji for 雪 and kana for あられ , making the reading clear.
雪ゆき 霰あられ Usage 50%
Kanji spelling; 霰 alone can be read あられ , but the compound 雪霰 is less common and may be unfamiliar to some readers.
ゆきあられ Usage 50%
Etymology Compound of 雪 (yuki, 'snow') and あられ (arare, 'hail' or 'small ice particles'). The term describes precipitation that is snow-like but pellet-shaped.
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