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寒

cold
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingカン
Kun readingさむ.い
JōyōGrade 3
  1. cold (e.g. weather)
  2. uninteresting (esp. joke)
  3. lame
  4. dull
  5. weak

Popular Usage

寒い寒帯寒気

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Baba Yaga’s hut · house · celery · animal legs (儿) · ice (冫)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1645

Compound words

寒いさむい
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak
寒気さむけ
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
寒気かんき
cold; coldness; cold air
悪寒おかん
chill; shakes; ague
寒ささむさ
coldness
寒村かんそん
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
寒中かんちゅう
mid-winter; cold season
寒波かんぱ
cold wave
寒冷かんれい
cold; coldness; chilliness
極寒ごっかん
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
寒暖計かんだんけい
thermometer
肌寒いはださむい
chilly; unpleasantly cold

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

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