そう
霜
こう
降

noun

  1. "frost descent" solar term (approx. October 23).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
そう
霜
こう
降
 霜降 そうこう

Contained Kanji 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)
descend, precipitate, fall
ふ.る　コウ　お.りる (6th, N3)
to descend, to come down from heaven, to send down
コウ　ゴ　お.りる
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
sit or stand astride(跨) variant