Refers to the process or season when snow melts, often in spring.
The snowmelt progressed and the river's water level rose.
meltwater; water from melting snow
Specifically the water produced by melting snow.
I washed my face with the cold meltwater.
Standard kanji spelling for snow melting and meltwater.
Alternate kanji spelling, less common.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, rarely used.
Compound of 雪 (yuki, 'snow') and 解 (ge, 'melting, thawing'). The reading ゆきげ is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi of 雪 and the on'yomi of 解.