also: せっき · せっぷ
noun
snow's surface; snowscape
Refers to the surface of snow, often in poetic or descriptive contexts.
雪肌が月明かりに照らされて美しい。
The snow's surface is beautiful, illuminated by the moonlight.
彼女の雪肌は陶器のように滑らかだ。
Her fair skin is as smooth as porcelain.
Alternate kanji spelling using 膚 (skin); less common than 雪肌.
Sino-Japanese reading of 雪膚; rare and literary.
Compound of 雪 (snow) and 肌/膚 (skin). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is used poetically to describe both the surface of snow and fair skin.