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Description
Snow - rain turned white, and with it the hush and clean emptiness of a snowbound landscape.
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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.
Component Breakdown
Rain + hand variant
Words & Expressions
Words written with 雪
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
雪に白鷺
ゆきにしらさぎ
A white heron in snow; Something indistinguishable from its background
Poetry
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
Coming out onto Tago Bay and looking up, I see snow still falling on the white peak of Fuji.
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
For your sake I went out to the spring fields to gather young herbs, and the snow kept falling on my sleeves.
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
At first light I took it for the dawn moon — the white snow that has fallen on the village of Yoshino.
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
What falls in this garden, where the storm strips the blossom, is not snow. It is myself, growing old.
Anime & Manga
おおかみこどもの雨と雪
Wolf Children
A well-known work with 雪 in its Japanese title.
赤髪の白雪姫
Snow White with the Red Hair
A well-known work with 雪 in its Japanese title.
劇場版 NARUTO -ナルト- 大活劇!雪姫忍法帖だってばよ!!
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
A well-known work with 雪 in its Japanese title.
RWBY 氷雪帝国
RWBY: Ice Queendom
A well-known work with 雪 in its Japanese title.
青の祓魔師 雪ノ果篇
Blue Exorcist -Beyond the Snow Saga-
A well-known work with 雪 in its Japanese title.
Related Figures & Stories
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Kamisaka Sekka was an important artistic figure in early twentieth-century Japan.
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Tachibana Dōsetsu , born Betsugi Akitsura , also as Bekki Akitsura, Bekki Dōsetsu, and Totsugi Akitsura, was a Japanese samurai during the Sengoku…
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Sesson Shūkei , born Satake Heizō was a Japanese Zen monk and painter from the Muromachi period.
WikipediaFrequently Asked Questions
What does 雪 mean in Japanese?
雪 means snow. Snow - rain turned white, and with it the hush and clean emptiness of a snowbound landscape.
How do you read 雪?
On'yomi: セツ (SETSU). Kun'yomi: ゆき (yuki).
How many strokes does 雪 have?
雪 has 11 strokes. Its radical is 雨 (rain).
Is 雪 a good kanji for a tattoo?
雪 is one of the kanji most often chosen for tattoos. It means snow. Read the full meaning and cultural background on this page first — some popular choices are deliberately dark.
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