雪だるま

Japanese
Kanji in this term
雪
ゆき
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

雪だるま (hiragana ゆきだるま, rōmaji yukidaruma)

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

Usage notes
  • 雪仏 (ゆきぼとけ) (yukibotoke, “snow Buddha”) was used in Japan before Daruma-san became popular.
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