# 雪 — snow

雪 means “snow”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: セツ (setsu). Kun'yomi: ゆき (yuki). You'll see it in words such as 雪 (yuki, “snow; snowfall”).

- Meaning: snow
- On'yomi: セツ (setsu)
- Kun'yomi: ゆき (yuki)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Seasons & weather

## How to remember 雪

Rain (雨) you can hold in your hand (ヨ): snow.

Parts: 雨 rain · ヨ hand

## Words with 雪

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 雪 | ゆき (yuki) | snow; snowfall |
| 雪だるま | ゆきだるま (yukidaruma) | snowman |

## Don't confuse it with

[雨](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/rain/) · [両](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/both/) · [電](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/electricity/)

## More in the “Seasons & weather” set

[候](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/climate/) · [温](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warm/) · [星](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/star/) · [晴](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/clear-weather/) · [陽](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sunlight/) · [雪](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/snow/) · [雲](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cloud/) · [暖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warm-weather/) · [氷](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ice/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/snow/. Last updated 2026-11-01.