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小雪
小雪
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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小 | 雪 |
こ Grade: 1 |
ゆき Grade: 2 |
kun'yomi |
From 小 (ko, "small," "light") + 雪 (yuki, "snow," "snowfall")
Noun
小雪 (hiragana こゆき, romaji koyuki)
- light snowfall
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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小 | 雪 |
しょう Grade: 1 |
せつ Grade: 2 |
on'yomi |
From 小 (shō, "small," "little") + 雪 (setsu, "snow," "snowfall")
Noun
小雪 (hiragana しょうせつ, romaji shōsetsu)
- lit. "minor snow;" a solar term denoting approximately November 22; one of the 24 nijūshi sekki
See also
- 二十四節気 (Nijūshi Sekki, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
- Spring: 立春 (Risshun)、雨水 (Usui)、啓蟄 (Keichitsu)、春分 (Shunbun)、清明 (Seimei)、穀雨 (Kokū)
- Summer: 立夏 (Rikka)、小満 (Shōman)、芒種 (Bōshu)、夏至 (Geshi)、小暑 (Shōsho)、大暑 (Taisho)
- Autumn: 立秋 (Risshū)、処暑 (Shosho)、白露 (Hakuro)、秋分 (Shūbun)、寒露 (Kanro)、霜降 (Sōkō)
- Winter: 立冬 (Rittō)、小雪 (Shōsetsu)、大雪 (Taisetsu)、冬至 (Tōji)、小寒 (Shōkan)、大寒 (Daikan)