小雪

Chinese

small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 
 snow
trad. (小雪) 小 雪
simp. #(小雪) 小 雪

Pronunciation 1

Noun

小雪

  1. light snowfall; light snow
Antonyms

Pronunciation 2

Proper noun

小雪

  1. 20th of the 24 solar terms.
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (小雪):
  • → Japanese: 小雪(しょうせつ) (shōsetsu)
  • → Korean: 소설(小雪) (soseol)

See also

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
小 雪
こ
Grade: 1 		ゆき
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 小雪 – see the following entry.
【こゆき】
[noun] light snowfall
(This term, 小雪, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
小 雪
しょう
Grade: 1 		せつ
Grade: 2
on'yomi

From 小(しょう) (shō, “small, little”) + 雪(せつ) (setsu, “snow, snowfall”).

Pronunciation

Noun

小(しょう)雪(せつ) • (shōsetsu) ←せうせつ (seusetu)?

  1. lit. "minor snow;" a solar term denoting approximately November 22; one of the 24 nijūshi sekki

See also

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 “小雪”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

Korean

Hanja in this term
小雪

Proper noun

小雪 • (Soseol) (hangeul 소설)

  1. hanja form? of 소설

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
小雪

Proper noun

小雪

  1. chữ Hán form of Tiểu tuyết (“lit. "minor snow;" a solar term denoting approximately November 22”)
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