寒

cold

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

カン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

さむ.い

Nanori (名乗り)

ささん

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:12

JLPT:N3

Frequency:1456

Vocabulary

カン

Word	Reading	Meaning
悪寒	オカン	chill; shakes; ague
寒暖計	カンダンケイ	thermometer
寒冷	カンレイ	cold; coldness; chilliness
寒気	カンキ	cold; coldness; cold air
寒村	カンソン	poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
寒い	さむい	cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny
寒い	さぶい	cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny
寒さ	さむさ	coldness
寒気	さむけ	chill; the shivers; shivering fit
寒波	かんぱ	cold wave

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