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Where does “雪” come from?

雪 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 雪.

雪 (Japanese): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “雪”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese雪—

Words derived from “雪”

  • yukigassen
  • yuki-onna
  • 雪だるま
  • 雪合戦
  • 雪女
  • 雪達磨
  • 白雪
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