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寒
Kanji meaning "cold"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #911
JLPT N3
Grade 3
Kanken Level 8
WaniKani Level 12
RTK
KLC Volume 3
TMW Trainee
12 strokes
Meanings
cold
On'yomi
カン
Kun'yomi
さむ.い
Stroke order
(12 strokes)
Composed of
宀
shaped crown
radical
三
three
八
eight
冫
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
Components and stroke order from
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Reading usage
かん
299 (71%)
さむ
119 (28%)
ざむ
2 (0%)
いるる
1 (0%)
さぶ
1 (0%)
悪
(
お
)
寒
(
かん
)
chill
#10858
寒
(
かん
)
midwinter
#23001
寒
(
かん
)
気
(
き
)
cold
#23515
極
(
ごっ
)
寒
(
かん
)
extreme cold
#25070
防
(
ぼう
)
寒
(
かん
)
protection against the cold
#34686
寒
(
かん
)
風
(
ぷう
)
cold wind
#35813
防
(
ぼう
)
寒
(
かん
)
具
(
ぐ
)
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
#46914
寒
(
かん
)
天
(
てん
)
freezing weather
#50472
寒
(
かん
)
冷
(
れい
)
cold
#54016
寒
(
かん
)
波
(
ぱ
)
cold wave
#54661
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Most common words using this kanji
寒
(
さむ
)
い
cold (e.g. weather)
#1287
寒
(
さむ
)
さ
coldness
#5572
寒
(
さむ
)
気
(
け
)
chill
#8419
悪
(
お
)
寒
(
かん
)
chill
#10858
肌
(
はだ
)
寒
(
さむ
)
い
chilly
#11208
寒
(
かん
)
midwinter
#23001
寒
(
かん
)
気
(
き
)
cold
#23515
寒
(
さむ
)
々
(
ざむ
)
しい
bleak
#24803
極
(
ごっ
)
寒
(
かん
)
extreme cold
#25070
寒
(
さむ
)
空
(
ぞら
)
wintry sky
#26337
背
(
せ
)
筋
(
すじ
)
が
寒
(
さむ
)
くなる
to feel a chill run down one's spine
#27971
薄
(
うす
)
ら
寒
(
さむ
)
い
chilly
#33209
防
(
ぼう
)
寒
(
かん
)
protection against the cold
#34686
寒
(
かん
)
風
(
ぷう
)
cold wind
#35813
寒
(
さむ
)
がり
being sensitive to the cold
#42330
寒
(
さむ
)
々
(
ざむ
)
wintry
#44415
防
(
ぼう
)
寒
(
かん
)
具
(
ぐ
)
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
#46914
寒
(
かん
)
天
(
てん
)
freezing weather
#50472
寒
(
かん
)
冷
(
れい
)
cold
#54016
寒
(
かん
)
波
(
ぱ
)
cold wave
#54661
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