also: ゆきこおり
snow and ice
General term for snow and ice collectively, often used in weather, geography, or environmental contexts. Compare with 氷雪 (ひょうせつ), which has the same meaning but reverses the character order.
See also: 氷雪
Glaciology is the study of the properties of snow and ice.
Snow and ice countermeasures on roads are important.
snow ice; frozen snow
Refers specifically to ice formed from compacted or refrozen snow, such as névé or firn. Technical term in glaciology and snow science.
Snow ice forms when accumulated snow is compressed.
glaciology
Standard kanji form for the reading せっぴょう, used in technical and general contexts.
Alternate reading ゆきこおり is rare and mostly found in older or literary contexts.
Compound of 雪 (snow) and 氷 (ice). The reading せっぴょう is the standard on'yomi combination; ゆきこおり is a rare kun'yomi reading.