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雪
On'yomi
セツ
SETSU
Kun'yomi
ゆき
yuki
snow
nature
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Radical雨rain(8)
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Component Breakdown
雪=
雨ヨ
Rain + hand variant
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of rain and phonetic. Rain becoming white.
Symbolism
Snow, snowy scene, white. Represents snow.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Beauty of snowy scenery
Seasonal
Symbol of winter from December to February. Winter traditions like first snow, snow viewing, snowman. Winter seasonal word in haiku.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
雪泥鴻爪
せつでいのこうそう
ephemeral nature of human deeds and events; evanescence of human affairs; leaving no trace; ephemeral nature of human deeds and events
雪に白鷺
ゆきにしらさぎ
A white heron in snow; Something indistinguishable from its background
Poetry
和歌（百人一首） (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
田子の浦に うち出でて見れば 白妙の 富士の高嶺に 雪はふりつつ
Poem #4 from Hyakunin Isshu
山部赤人Yamabe no Akahito
8th century和歌（百人一首） (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
君がため 春の野に出でて 若菜つむ わが衣手に 雪はふりつつ
Poem #15 from Hyakunin Isshu
光孝天皇Emperor Kōkō
9th century和歌（百人一首） (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
朝ぼらけ ありあけの月と 見るまでに 吉野の里に 降れる白雪
Poem #31 from Hyakunin Isshu
坂上是則Sakanoue no Korenori
10th century和歌（百人一首） (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
花さそふ 嵐の庭の 雪ならで ふりゆくものは わが身なりけり
Poem #96 from Hyakunin Isshu
入道前太政大臣Nyūdō Saki no Daijō-daijin
13th century