# 冷 — chilled; cold to the touch

冷 means “chilled; cold to the touch”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: レイ (rei). Kun'yomi: つめ(たい) (tsumetai), ひ(える) (hieru), さ(める) (sameru). You'll see it in words such as 冷ややか (hiyayaka, “cold; chilly”).

- Meaning: chilled; cold to the touch
- On'yomi: レイ (rei)
- Kun'yomi: つめ(たい) (tsumetai), ひ(える) (hieru), さ(める) (sameru)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Seasons & weather

## How to remember 冷

Sounds like 令: both read レイ.

Parts: 冫 ice · 令 order

## Words with 冷

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 冷ややか | ひややか (hiyayaka) | cold; chilly |
| 冷える | ひえる (hieru) | to grow cold; to get chilly |
| 冷やす | ひやす (hiyasu) | to cool; to chill |

## Don't confuse it with

[令](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/order/) · [命](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/command/) · [今](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/now/)

## More in the “Seasons & weather” set

[冷](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/chilled/) · [季](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/season/) · [宇](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/universe/) · [震](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/quake/) · [宙](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/outer-space/) · [吹](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/blow/) · [凍](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/freeze/) · [涼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cool/) · [曇](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cloudy/)

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