そう

noun

Obscure term.
  1. frost and dew.
  2. something fleeting, something transient, something short-lived.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
そう
霜露 そうろ

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)
dew, tears, expose
ロ ロウ つゆ (7th, N1)
rain
あめ あま- ウ (1st, N5)
path, route, road
ロ みち -じ (3rd, N3)
leg, foot, be sufficient
あし た.りる ソク (1st, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
each, every, either
カク おのおの かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)