こんにちはみなさん。
2月がもうすぐ終わりますね。
今年は2月にたくさん雪がふりました。私が住んでいるところは、雪が降るととてもきれいです。
今月の漢字は「雪」です。
雪:(音読み「セツ」)(訓読み「ゆき」)
The meanings of this kanji are
1. snow
2. rinse
Example usage for 雪 is as follows:
1. 新雪 (しんせつ: fresh snow), 豪雪 (ごうせつ: blizzard), 残雪 (ざんせつ: snow that is still left after the sun melts the rest of snow.), 初雪 (はつゆき: first snow)
2. 雪辱 (せつじょく:to get revenge after losing and regain honor.)
Example sentence:
1. 新雪はやわらかいので、いつも初雪が降るとスキーをします。
Fresh snow is soft, so I always go skiing when the first snow falls.
2. 今回は負けてしまったけど、次回は必ず雪辱します!
Well, I lost this time, but next time I will definitely get revenge!
There are a lot more words using 雪 such as 積雪 (せきせつ), 除雪 (じょせつ), 降雪 (こうせつ), 粉雪 (こなゆき), etc. There are other words which have difficult reading: 雪崩 (なだれ), 吹雪 (ふぶき), 雪駄 (せった). This kanji is easy because most of the words are related to snow. It’s easy to guess the meanings. I’ve attached a picture of my snowy hometown. The snow-covered mountains are gorgeous.