sleet in Japanese
sleet in Japanese is 氷雨, 霙 — sleet means a wintry mix of rain and snow, or small pellets of ice formed from partly frozen raindrops.
sleet in Japanese
氷雨
Pronounced: hisame
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Northeast US) Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow.
霙
Pronounced: mizore
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Northeast US) Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow.
What does "sleet" mean?
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noun A wintry mix of rain and snow, or small pellets of ice formed from partly frozen raindrops.
"Sleet coated the roads in a thin, slippery layer overnight."
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verb To fall as sleet.
"It sleeted for most of the drive north."
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sleet in a sentence
- Sleet coated the roads in a thin, slippery layer overnight.
- We drove home through freezing sleet that made the highway treacherous.
- It sleeted for most of the drive north.
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Frequently asked questions
What is "sleet" in Japanese?
"sleet" in Japanese is 氷雨, 霙. sleet means: A wintry mix of rain and snow, or small pellets of ice formed from partly frozen raindrops.
How do you pronounce 氷雨?
"sleet" in Japanese is 氷雨, pronounced "hisame".
How do you use "sleet" in a sentence?
Example: "Sleet coated the roads in a thin, slippery layer overnight." In Japanese, "sleet" is 氷雨, 霙.
Are there other ways to say "sleet" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "sleet": 氷雨, 霙.
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