" Snow " Japanese calligraphy

 

" 雪 " ( setsu, or yuki ). It is translated as snow.

This character is written by Kanzi, Regular script.

The original character is "䨮"

Etymology :　 雨 ( rain ) + 彗 ( broomstick )

The original meaning is sweeping the ground.

The person who devised a kanji is a poet, surely.

『 これがまあ　つひの栖か　雪五尺 』

小林一茶  ( 1763 - 1828 )

『 This is, well　my final home　1.5m of snow 』

Kobayashi Issa ( 1763 - 1828 )

『 馬をさえ　ながむる雪の　朝哉(あしたかな) 』

松尾芭蕉  ( 1644 - 1694 ) 

『 Even that horse　watching the snow　early this morning 』

Matsuo Bashō ( 1644 - 1694 )