雪化粧

Japanese
Kanji in this term
雪 化 粧
ゆき
Grade: 2		 か > げ
Grade: 3		 しょう
Grade: S

Etymology

From 雪(ゆき) (yuki, “snow”) + 化粧(けしょう) (keshō, “makeup”), comparing snow to face powder.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ゆきげ​しょー [yùkígéꜜshòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [jɯ̟ᵝkʲiɡe̞ɕo̞ː]

Noun

雪(ゆき)化(げ)粧(しょう) • (yukigeshō) 

  1. (of landscapes) to be beautifully covered in white snow

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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