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N1N3Kanji
霜
frost
Readings
- On
- ソウ
- Kun
- しも
Examples
霜（しも）、霜柱（しもばしら）、霜焼け（しもやけ）
frost, frost column, chilblain
Note
On-reading (ソウ) is used in compounds; kun-reading (しも) is used standalone or with okurigana. Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation.
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