霜しも降ふり

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

speckled with white; salt-and-pepper pattern

Describes a surface or fabric with small white flecks, like a salt-and-pepper pattern. Often used for hair, textiles, or visual appearance.

My father's hair has become salt-and-pepper.

霜しも降ふりのスーツを着きて会かい議ぎに出でた。

He wore a salt-and-pepper suit to the meeting.

marbling (of beef)

Refers to the fine white flecks of fat in high-quality beef. Often used in the compound 霜降り肉, but can stand alone in culinary contexts.

霜しも降ふりの〈物もの〉speckled/salt-and-pepper (fabric, yarn, hair, etc.)
彼かれは霜しも降ふりのセーターを着きている。
He is wearing a salt-and-pepper (speckled) sweater.
〈物もの〉に霜しも降ふりが入はいるfor marbling to form in (meat)
この牛ぎゅう肉にくには見み事ごとな霜しも降ふりが入はいっている。
This beef has beautiful marbling.
〈物もの〉を霜しも降ふりにするto blanch (fish, chicken, etc.) by scalding then icing
鯛たいを霜しも降ふりにしてから刺さし身みにする。
They blanch the sea bream before slicing it for sashimi.

ごま塩しお sense 1
霜降り describes any fine white-flecked pattern (hair, fabric, etc.), while ごま塩 is specifically used for salt-and-pepper (grizzled) hair.
差さしN2sense 2
サシ is the casual, butcher's-slang term for the fat marbling in meat, while 霜降り is the standard word used in everyday and culinary contexts.
さし
霜降り is the more common everyday term for marbling in beef, while さし is a somewhat more specialized or butcher's-trade word for the same thing.

霜しもN3
霜 means plain frost itself, whereas 霜降り describes a frost-like speckled appearance (in hair, fabric, or meat) rather than actual frost.

霜しも降ふりUsage93%
Standard spelling; the okurigana り is normally included.
シモフリUsage7%
霜しも降ふり
Less common variant without okurigana; seen in some compounds and older texts.

Compound of 霜 (frost) and 降り (falling), literally 'frost falling'. The extended meanings derive from the visual similarity to frost or snow flecks.