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冷 – cool, cold (beer, person), chill
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The kanji 冷 means cool, cold (beer, person), chill. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is レイ (rei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つめ.たい、ひ.える、ひ.や、ひ.ややか、ひ.やす、ひ.やかす、さ.める、さ.ます (tsumetai, hieru, hiya, hiyayaka, hiyasu, hiyakasu, sameru, samasu). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 冫 (no. 15).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | レイ | rei |
| Kun’yomi | つめ.たい | tsumetai |
| Kun’yomi | ひ.える | hieru |
| Kun’yomi | ひ.や | hiya |
| Kun’yomi | ひ.ややか | hiyayaka |
| Kun’yomi | ひ.やす | hiyasu |
| Kun’yomi | ひ.やかす | hiyakasu |
| Kun’yomi | さ.める | sameru |
| Kun’yomi | さ.ます | samasu |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 冫 (Kangxi radical 15). Components: 个・冫・卩・一.
Words using 冷
冷たいつめたいcold (to the touch)冷蔵庫れいぞうこrefrigerator冷房れいぼうair conditioning冷えるひえるto grow cold冷静れいせいcalmness冷ますさますto cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature)冷めるさめるto cool down冷やすひやすto cool冷凍れいとうfreezing冷酷れいこくcruelty冷蔵れいぞうcold storage冷淡れいたんcool冷やかすひやかすto banter
Example sentences
ケイトが彼にあっちに行ってと冷たく言ったので、彼の心は傷つきました。
Kate broke his heart by rudely demanding he go away.
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.