# 霜 — Frost

Frequency rank 2244 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 痢 (Diarrhea), less common than 箋 (Note paper).

- On’yomi: そう
- Kun’yomi: しも
- Radical: 雨 Rain (Kangxi 173)
- Frequency path: Level XVIII of XX

Rain falls from above onto a tree below — rain freezing on tree branches overnight becomes glittering frost.

In words:

- 霜 しも — frost

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