しも

Frost

N3noun·shimo

How to remember it

雨 (rain) atop 相 (form); frozen dew settles as frost at dawn.

Example sentences

  • 今朝、霜が降りていた。

    けさ、しもがおりていた。

    Frost had formed this morning.

  • 霜で花が枯れてしまった。

    しもではながかれてしまった。

    The flowers died from the frost.

Usage

Seasonal word; used with verb 降りる (frost settles) in winter.

Related words

凍る

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