雪 — snow
ゆき
雪
snow
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
11 strokes
nature
U+96EA
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1131
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1143
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- snow
word
ゆき yuki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 雨 (rain) gives the meaning. The lower element provides setsu and originally depicted a broom. Snow — frozen rain you can sweep.