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雪 = 彐 + 雨

雪 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “snow”. It is built from 彐 (broom) and 雨 (rain). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1225. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
snow
RTK frame
1225
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ゆき
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
снег
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
雪 snow

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 彐 broom
  2. 雨 rain

Characters that contain 雪

How to find 雪 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “broom” + “rain”. 雪 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 雪 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.