JLPT N3 · Earth & sky

霜

しも

frost

Stroke order of 霜

霜 is written with 17 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Rain (雨) turning mutually (相) to ice on the ground: frost.

Parts: 雨 rain + 相 mutual

Example sentence

朝、草に霜がついていた。

あさ、くさにしもがついていた。

There was frost on the grass this morning.

More words: Earth & sky

泥mud 土地land; plot 大地the earth; ground 陸land (vs sea)地面ground 朝日morning sun 夕日setting sun 日光sunlight 影shadow 虹rainbow 霧fog 夜空night sky

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