Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 霜降り(しもふり) in Japanese

霜降り, 霜降
Kana Reading
しもふり
Romaji
shimofuri
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    speckled with white; salt and pepper (colour, color)
    Example sentence
    日本の牛は広範囲に霜降りがある。 In Japan beef has a high degree of marbled fat.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (of fabric) created by intertwining white and coloured fibres
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (of beef) marbling
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water

Examples of 霜降り, 霜降, しもふり in a sentence

Kanji in this word

霜 JLPT 1

17 strokes

frost

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi: しも

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降 JLPT 3

10 strokes

descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

On'Yomi: コウ, ゴ

Kun'Yomi: お.りる, お.ろす, ふ.る, ふ.り, くだ.る, くだ.す

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