小雪

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Etymology 1

From (ko, "small," "light") + (yuki, "snow," "snowfall")

Noun

小雪 (hiragana こゆき, romaji koyuki)

  1. light snowfall

Etymology 2

From (shō, "small," "little") + (setsu, "snow," "snowfall")

Noun

小雪 (hiragana しょうせつ, romaji shōsetsu)

  1. lit. "minor snow;" a solar term denoting approximately November 22; one of the 24 nijūshi sekki

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