JLPT N3 · 11 strokes
Kanji 雪: "snow"
The kanji 雪 means "snow". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read セツ in on'yomi and ゆき in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ゆき
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | snow |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 1131 of 2,501 |
Common words with 雪
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 雪snow; snowfall
- 吹雪snow storm; blizzard
- 雪崩avalanche; snowslide · avalanche; avalanche jōseki
- 雪山snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain · pile of snow
- 雪原snow field
- 雪だるまsnowman
- 白雪white snow
- 大雪heavy snow; heavy snowfall · "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
- 白雪姫Snow White
- 粉雪powder snow; powdery snow
- 雪玉snowball
- 氷雪ice and snow
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