さむ.い
samui
JLPT N312 strokesKanjiLevel 32 - JLPT N3

Quick answer

寒 is the kanji for "Cold". A common reading is さむ.い (samui). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Cold

Also : Chilly · Freezing · Wintry

Readings

kunさむ.い/ samuionかん/ kan

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.

Example Sentences

冬になると寒くなりますね。

ふゆになるとさむくなりますね。

It gets cold when winter comes.

寒い日は温かいスープが食べたいです。

さむいひはあたたかいすーぷがたべたいです。

On cold days I want to eat warm soup.

Vocabulary using 寒

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