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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)
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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
#11182
寒
(
かん
)
midwinter
#22465
寒
(
かん
)
気
(
き
)
cold
#23579
極
(
ごっ
)
寒
(
かん
)
extreme cold
#25252
防
(
ぼう
)
寒
(
かん
)
protection against the cold
#35054
寒
(
かん
)
風
(
ぷう
)
cold wind
#35940
防
(
ぼう
)
寒
(
かん
)
具
(
ぐ
)
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
#46991
寒
(
かん
)
天
(
てん
)
freezing weather
#49916
寒
(
かん
)
波
(
ぱ
)
cold wave
#54087
寒
(
かん
)
冷
(
れい
)
cold
#54810
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Most common words using this kanji
寒
(
さむ
)
い
cold (e.g. weather)
#1268
寒
(
さむ
)
さ
coldness
#5573
寒
(
さむ
)
気
(
け
)
chill
#8610
悪
(
お
)
寒
(
かん
)
chill
#11182
肌
(
はだ
)
寒
(
さむ
)
い
chilly
#11407
寒
(
かん
)
midwinter
#22465
寒
(
かん
)
気
(
き
)
cold
#23579
寒
(
さむ
)
々
(
ざむ
)
しい
bleak
#25226
極
(
ごっ
)
寒
(
かん
)
extreme cold
#25252
寒
(
さむ
)
空
(
ぞら
)
wintry sky
#26532
背
(
せ
)
筋
(
すじ
)
が
寒
(
さむ
)
くなる
to feel a chill run down one's spine
#28519
薄
(
うす
)
ら
寒
(
さむ
)
い
chilly
#33908
防
(
ぼう
)
寒
(
かん
)
protection against the cold
#35054
寒
(
かん
)
風
(
ぷう
)
cold wind
#35940
寒
(
さむ
)
がり
being sensitive to the cold
#42112
寒
(
さむ
)
々
(
ざむ
)
wintry
#44537
防
(
ぼう
)
寒
(
かん
)
具
(
ぐ
)
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
#46991
寒
(
かん
)
天
(
てん
)
freezing weather
#49916
寒
(
かん
)
波
(
ぱ
)
cold wave
#54087
寒
(
かん
)
冷
(
れい
)
cold
#54810
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