# 涼 — cool; refreshing

涼 means “cool; refreshing”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: リョウ (ryou). Kun'yomi: すず(しい) (suzushii). You'll see it in words such as 涼しい (suzushii, “cool; refreshing”).

- Meaning: cool; refreshing
- On'yomi: リョウ (ryou)
- Kun'yomi: すず(しい) (suzushii)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Seasons & weather

## How to remember 涼

Parts: 氵 water · 京 capital

## Words with 涼

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 涼しい | すずしい (suzushii) | cool; refreshing |
| 涼む | すずむ (suzumu) | to cool oneself; to cool off |

## Don't confuse it with

[京](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/capital/) · [景](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/scenery/)

## 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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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cool/. Last updated 2026-11-01.