霜

• 読み: しも
• ローマ字: shimo
• 漢字の分解: 霜 (shimo/sou) — frost
• 発音: /ɕi.mo/

意味

Frost. The thin layer of ice crystals that forms on surfaces in cold weather.

A noun referring to the natural phenomenon of frost forming on the ground, plants, and other surfaces during cold mornings. Commonly appears in seasonal vocabulary and weather reports. Also used in the traditional calendar term 霜月 (shimotsuki, the eleventh month). Associated with late autumn and early winter.

例文

1. 今朝は霜が降りてとても寒かった。
2. 庭の草に白い霜がついていた。
3. 霜が降りる前に野菜を収穫しよう。

使い方ガイド

場面: weather, agriculture, seasonal

トーン: descriptive

起源と歴史

The kanji 霜 combines the rain radical 雨 with 相 (mutual, each other), suggesting moisture from the sky that settles on surfaces.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal