雪だるま

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ゆき
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
雪達磨
雪ダルマ

Etymology

From (yuki, snow) +‎ だるま (daruma, Bodhidharma).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ゆき)だるま (yukidaruma

  1. snowman (of only a head and a body)

Usage notes

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN