霜降り
Meanings
No-adjective
Noun
1. speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.)
Noun
2. marbling (of beef)
3. (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water (Abbreviation)
4. formation of frost (orig. meaning)
Other spellings
霜降
Kanji used
Pitch accent
しもふり
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
Examples1
日本
In Japan beef has a high degree of marbled fat.