雪(ゆき)だるま

ゆきだるま
noun
snowman
weatherleisure
1. snowman
A figure made of packed snow. Traditional Japanese snowmen are made of two stacked snowballs (not three as in Western style).
子(こ)どもたちが雪(ゆき)だるまを作(つく)った。
The children made a snowman.
庭(にわ)に大(おお)きな雪(ゆき)だるまが立(た)っている。
There's a big snowman standing in the garden.
暖(あたた)かくなって、雪(ゆき)だるまが溶(と)けてしまった。
It got warm and the snowman melted away.

Etymology

雪(ゆき) (snow) + だるま (達磨(だるま), Daruma doll). Named after the round shape of a Daruma doll.

Cultural note

Traditional Japanese 雪(ゆき)だるま are made of two snowballs (head and body), unlike the Western three-ball snowman. The kanji form 雪達磨(ゆきだるま) exists but hiragana だるま is standard.

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Added 2026.2.12 8:06 · Revised 2026.10.13 3:22
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