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寒 — cold (weather)

寒 means “cold (weather)”. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: カン (kan). Kun'yomi: さむ(い) (samui). You'll see it in words such as 寒い (samui, “cold (weather)”).

寒
Stroke order of 寒
Meaning
cold (weather)
On'yomi
カン (kan)
Kun'yomi
さむ(い) (samui)
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N4 · set Seasons & weather

How to remember 寒

A house (宀) stuffed with straw against the draughts, and still ice (⺀) on the floor: cold.

Parts: 宀 roof · ⺀ ice

Words with 寒

WordReadingMeaning
寒いさむい samui kuncold (weather)
寒ささむさ samusa kuncoldness

Example sentences

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