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Noun
1. hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupelUsually written using kana alone, See also
Noun
2. dicing; small cubesFood, cooking, Usually written using kana alone
Noun
3. roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)Abbreviation, Usually written using kana alone, See also 霰餅
Place
4. Arare
Wikipedia definition
5. GraupelGraupel (also called soft hail or snow pellets) refers to precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water are collected and freeze on a falling snowflake, forming a 2–5 mm (0.079–0.197 in) ball of rime. Strictly speaking, graupel is not the same as hail or ice pellets, although it is sometimes referred to as small hail. However, the World Meteorological Organization defines small hail as snow pellets encapsulated by ice, a precipitation halfway between graupel and hail.
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