What does kanji 冷 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 冷 is cool.

How is kanji 冷 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 冷 are 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; the onyomi readings are レイ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 冷?

Kanji 冷 is taught in Jōyō Grade 4.

What is the main radical of kanji 冷?

The main radical for kanji 冷 is 冫.

What words use kanji 冷?

Example words that use kanji 冷 include 冷や汗, 冷たい, 冷戦, 冷静.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 7

冷

Meaning

Kanji 冷

cool

cool, cold (beer, person), chill

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: 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
Onyomi 音読み: レイ
Nanori 名乗り: すずし

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 4
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #667
Strokes: 7
Radical: 冫
Components: 一 • 个 • 冫 • 卩
Kanji Kentei: Level 7
Similar Kanji: 怜 • 令 • 玲 • 伶 • 刢 • 苓 • 囹

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 236 entries that include this kanji.

冷や汗

ひやあせ

cold sweat

冷たい

つめたい

cold (to the touch)

冷戦

れいせん

cold war

冷静

れいせい

calmness

冷蔵庫

れいぞうこ

refrigerator

冷凍

れいとう

freezing

冷ややか

ひややか

cold

冷房

れいぼう

air conditioning

冷水

れいすい

cold water

冷淡

れいたん

cold

冷える

ひえる

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator)

冷やす

ひやす

to be frightened (at)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

水が冷たい。

The water is cold.

冷たいビールをください。

Please give me a cold beer.

スープがもう冷めた。

The soup has already cooled down.

熱いお茶を冷ます。

I cool down the hot tea.

風で体が冷えた。

My body got cold in the wind.