also: せっき · せっぷ
snow's surface; snowscape
Refers to the surface of snow, often in poetic or descriptive contexts.
The snow's surface is beautiful, illuminated by the moonlight.
fair skin; lily-white skin
Poetic expression for beautiful, fair skin, likening it to snow.
Her fair skin is as smooth as porcelain.
Standard kanji spelling for both senses; reading ゆきはだ is the most common.
Sino-Japanese reading of 雪肌; rare and literary.
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.