Word Meaning 冷淡 (Reitan): Cold, Cold-Hearted

Meaning

English

cold
cold-hearted
heartless
unkind
cool
indifferent
apathetic
half-hearted

Reading

Kana

れいたん

Romaji

reitan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 親切・深切,熱心 Rank 6521 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

冷淡無情

れいたんむじょう

cold-hearted

冷房

れいぼう

air conditioning

冷酷

れいこく

cruelty

冷徹

れいてつ

cool-headed

冷遇

れいぐう

cold reception

冷却

れいきゃく

cooling

冷暖房

れいだんぼう

air conditioning and heating

冷却期間

れいきゃくきかん

cooling-off period

冷厳

れいげん

grim

冷媒

れいばい

refrigerant

冷戦終結

れいせんしゅうけつ

the end of the Cold War

冷間焼結

れいかんしょうけつ

cold-sintering

Example Sentences

1

日本人は知り合いには親切だが、そうでない人に対しては冷淡だと言われています。

It is said that Japanese people are kind to people they know, but rather cold to those they don't.