Word Meaning 大寒

だいかん daikan

大寒 is read as だいかん (daikan) and means "major cold" solar term (approx. January 20, roughly the coldest time of the year).

Meaning

English

  1. "major cold" solar term (approx. January 20, roughly the coldest time of the year)
  2. (time of) extreme cold

Reading

Kana

だいかん

Romaji

daikan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 126095 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大寒小寒

おおさむこさむ

first verse of a nursery rhyme sung by children on cold days (similar to "It's Raining, It's Pouring")

大寒波

だいかんぱ

cold snap

大雪

おおゆき

"major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)

大船

おおぶね

large boat

大戦

たいせん

world war

大変

たいへん

major incident

大部分

だいぶぶん

most part

大多数

だいたすう

great majority

大好き

だいすき

liking very much

大声

おおごえ

loud voice

大喜び

おおよろこび

great joy

大部

たいぶ

lengthy (of a book, etc.)