雪解(ゆきど)け

ゆきどけ
noun
thaw; melting of snow; snowmelt
weathertime-season
1. the melting of snow; thaw; snowmelt
the period when snow melts as temperatures rise, typically in spring
雪解(ゆきど)けで道(みち)がぬかるんでいる。
The road is muddy from the snowmelt.
雪解(ゆきど)けの季節(きせつ)になった。
It's become the season of thawing snow.
雪解(ゆきど)け水(みず)が川(かわ)に流(なが)れ込(こ)む。
Snowmelt flows into the river.
2. thaw in relations; easing of tensions
figuratively, the improvement of relations between parties who were previously hostile
両国(りょうこく)の関係(かんけい)に雪解(ゆきど)けのきざしが見(み)えた。
Signs of a thaw appeared in relations between the two countries.
喧嘩(けんか)した二人(ふたり)にようやく雪解(ゆきど)けが訪(おとず)れた。
A thaw finally came between the two who had been fighting.
長年(ながねん)の対立(たいりつ)に雪解(ゆきど)けムードが生(う)まれた。
A mood of reconciliation was born after years of conflict.

Seasonal vocabulary

雪解(ゆきど)け literally means "snow melting" and refers to the spring thaw.

Season

Late winter to early spring (February-April, depending on region)

Common collocations

  • 雪解(ゆきど)け水(みず) - snowmelt, meltwater
  • 雪解(ゆきど)け道(みち) - road with melting snow (often muddy)
  • 雪解(ゆきど)けの頃(ころ) - around the time of the thaw

Usage

The metaphor of "thaw" (雪解(ゆきど)け) is used for:

  • International relations improving (外交(がいこう)の雪解(ゆきど)け)
  • Personal relationships reconciling
  • Easing of cold or hostile situations

Related words

Related Words

Related: 融雪(ゆうせつ) (snowmelt)
Related: 春(はる) (spring)
Compare: 残雪(ざんせつ) (remaining snow)
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Added 2026.1.27 20:29 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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