17 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

frost

Kun'yomi
  • frost ②white hair
On'yomi
  • ソウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

しも 73.0%
ソウ 27.0%

Character Breakdown

frost
しも ソウ (9th, N1)
rain
あめ あま- ウ (1st, N5)
inter-, mutual, together
あい- ソウ ショウ (3rd, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

frost ②white hair
speckled with white ②marbling (of beef) ③(of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water
many months and years
eleventh month of the lunar calendar
marbled meat (esp. beef)
frosty night
frost formation
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References

Unicode hex code 971C
JIS X 0208 1-33-90
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5064
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6542
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2815
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3491
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1801
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1630
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2694
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1352
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 42363
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1529
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 948
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 978
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1892
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1888
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1689
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1868
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 433
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8d9.2
Four corner code 1096.3
De Roo Code 3179