refreshing, nice and cool
On'yomi (音読み)
- リョウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- すず.しい
- すず.む
- すず.やか
- うす.い
- ひや.す
- まことに
About this kanji
The kanji 涼 means "refreshing" or "cool." It is often used as an adjective to describe pleasant, cool sensations, especially in the context of weather. For example, 涼しい (すずしい) means "cool" and is commonly used to talk about the temperature. As a verb, 涼む (すずむ) means "to cool oneself," which you might do on a hot day. There are also interesting compounds like 清涼 (せいりょう), meaning "cool," and 清涼飲料水 (せいりょういんりょうすい), which refers to "soft drinks." A helpful note is that 涼 often evokes feelings of comfort and relief, especially during warm seasons.
Example sentences
秋の風が涼しく感じる。
The autumn breeze feels cool.
Meanings across languages
- English
- refreshing, nice and cool
- Tiếng Việt
- mát mẻ, mát lạnh
- 日本語
- 涼しい, 爽やか
- 한국어
- 상쾌한, 시원하다
- 中文
- 清爽, 凉快
- id
- menyegarkan
- th
- สดชื่น
- es
- refrescante
- fr
- rafraîchissant
- de
- erfrischend
- pt
- refrescante
Common compounds
- 清涼cool, refreshing
- 涼むto cool oneself, to cool off, to enjoy the cool air
- 涼風cool breeze, refreshing breeze
- 涼しいcool, refreshing, clear (e.g. eyes)
- 清涼飲料水soft drink
- 納涼escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)
- 荒涼desolate, dreary, bleak
- 涼気cool air
Words using this kanji
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