寒
寒 - 1. cold; chilly; shuddering E.g.: 寒色 (cold color), 寒心 (being chilled to the heart), 寒冷 (cold) 2. <i>kan</i> (one of the 24 solar terms) E.g.: 寒中 (mid-winter), 寒梅 (plum in cold winter), 大寒 (the coldest period) 3. lonely; poor; desolate E.g.: 寒煙 (cold smoke), 寒酸 (suffering in poverty), 寒村 (desolate village)
寒 (さむ.い) — cold; chilly; shuddering <br>E. <i>kan</i> (one of the 24 solar terms)<br>E. lonely; poor; desolate<br>E.
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Kunyomi
さむ.い
Onyomi
カン
Strokes
12
JLPT
N3
Frequency 
#1456/2500
Composition
⺀ 共 宀
Meaning
- cold; chilly; shuddering
E. kan (one of the 24 solar terms)
E. lonely; poor; desolate
E.
Tip
- 冬ふゆはさむいけど、かんきは入…
Examples of classification by reading method
Kunyomi
さむ.い
Onyomi
Example
寒
samu
い
i
。
.
It's cold.
寒
samu
っ
!
!
Brrr, it's cold!
寒
samu
いです
idesu
。
.
It is cold.
寒
samu
くないの
kunaino
?
?
Aren't you cold?
寒気
samuke
がする
gasuru
。
.
I feel cold.
寒
samu
い
i
冬
fuyu
が
ga
来
ki
た
ta
。
.
Cold winter came on.
寒気
samuke
がしますよ
gashimasuyo
。
.
I have a chill.
寒
samu
くて
kute
凍
kogo
えそうだ
esouda
。
.
I'm freezing.
寒
samu
さが
saga
身
mi
にしみる
nishimiru
。
.
I do feel the cold.
寒波
kanpa
が
ga
ヨーロッパ
yooroppa
を
wo
襲
oso
った
tta
。
.
A cold spell gripped Europe.
寒
samu
くて
kute
歯
ha
が
ga
ガチガチ
gachigachi
鳴
na
った
tta
。
.
My teeth chattered with cold.
寒
samu
さを
sawo
感
kan
じませんか
jimasenka
。
.
Don't you feel cold?
