Word Meaning 大寒小寒

おおさむこさむ oosamukosamu

大寒小寒 is read as おおさむこさむ (oosamukosamu) and means first verse of a nursery rhyme sung by children on cold days (similar to "It's Raining, It's Pouring").

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

おおさむこさむ

Romaji

oosamukosamu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 109187 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大寒

だいかん

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

小寒

しょうかん

"minor cold" solar term (approx. January 6)

大小

だいしょう

daishō (matched pair of long and short swords)

大同小異

だいどうしょうい

essentially the same with only minor differences

大衆小説

たいしゅうしょうせつ

novel for the masses

大阪教育大付属池田小学校

おおさかきょういくだいふぞくいけだしょうがっこう

Ikeda Elementary School attached to Osaka Kyoiku University

大規模小売店舗立地法

だいきぼこうりてんぽりっちほう

Large-scale Retail Store Law

大寒波

だいかんぱ

cold snap

小寒い

こさむい

chilly

中小企業大学

ちゅうしょうきぎょうだいがく

Chuushoukigyou University

拡大縮小

かくだいしゅくしょう

scaling

小異を捨てて大同につく

しょういをすててだいどうにつく

to overlook minor differences for the sake of the common good