cold
On'yomi (音読み)
- カン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- さむ.い
About this kanji
The kanji 寒 represents the idea of cold. It can be both a noun and an adjective, often used to describe cold weather or feelings. For example, 寒い (さむい) means "cold," as in the temperature outside, while 寒さ (さむさ) means "coldness," referring to the state of being cold. Another compound, 悪寒 (おかん), describes a chill one feels, usually when getting sick. You might also come across 寒波 (かんぱ), which means "cold wave," indicating a significant drop in temperature. Note that in conversational Japanese, people often use the adjective form 寒い to express being cold themselves.
Example sentences
寒い冬がやって来る。
A cold winter is approaching.
Meanings across languages
- English
- cold
- Tiếng Việt
- lạnh
- 日本語
- 寒い
- 한국어
- 추운
- 中文
- 冷
- id
- dingin
- th
- หนาว
- es
- frío
- fr
- froid
- de
- kalt
- pt
- frio
Common compounds
- 悪寒おかんchill, shakes, ague
- 寒いさむいcold (e.g. weather), uninteresting (esp. joke), lame
- 寒ささむさcoldness
- 寒気さむけchill, the shivers, shivering fit
- 寒波かんぱcold wave
- 寒冷かんれいcold, coldness, chilliness
- 寒暖計かんだんけいthermometer
- 寒風かんぷうcold wind
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