霜(しも)

しも
noun
frost
1. frost
A thin layer of ice crystals that forms on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing.
今朝(けさ)は霜(しも)が降(お)りた。
Frost fell this morning.
霜が降りる = frost forms
車(くるま)のフロントガラスに霜(しも)がついていた。
There was frost on the car's windshield.
霜(しも)が降(お)りる季節(きせつ)になると、野菜(やさい)は甘(あま)みが増(ま)す。特(とく)に白菜(はくさい)やほうれん草(そう)は、霜(しも)に当(あ)たると美味(おい)しくなる。
When the frost season comes, vegetables become sweeter. Chinese cabbage and spinach in particular become more delicious when exposed to frost.

霜(しも) refers to frost - ice crystals that form on cold surfaces.

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SEASONAL NOTE:
霜(しも) is associated with late autumn and winter. 霜月(しもつき) is an old name for November.

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Added 2026.1.11 22:40 · Revised 2026.5.24 23:36
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