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霜降り

霜降

Reading

Kana: しもふり
Romaji: shimofuri
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
vs
1

speckled with white; salt and pepper (colour, color)

2

(of fabric) created by intertwining white and coloured fibres

3

(of beef) marbling

4

(of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water

Note: abbreviation

Kanji

霜
Readings: ソウ、 しも
Meaning: frost
降
Readings: コウ、 ゴ、 お.りる、 お.ろす、 ふ.る、 ふ.り、 くだ.る、 くだ.す
Meanings: descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

Example Sentence

日本(にっぽん)の牛(うし)は広範囲(こうはんい)に霜降(しもふ)りがある。
➥In Japan beef has a high degree of marbled fat.
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