霜そう降こう

noun

Frost Descent; solar term around October 23

The 18th solar term in the traditional East Asian calendar, marking the time when frost begins to appear. Used mainly in calendar contexts.

See also: 二十四節気

• 霜そう降こうは二に十じゅう四し節せっ気きの一ひとつで、10月がつ23日にちごろにあたります。

  Sōkō is one of the 24 solar terms, falling around October 23.