霜枯れ しもがれ Meanings Noun nipped by frost; bleak Kanji 霜 frost. Read as しも. 枯 wither. Read as かれる. Words containing 霜枯れ 霜枯れ時 (しもがれどき) bleak winter season 霜枯れる (しもがれる) to be withered or nipped by frost Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists