Word Meaning 寒い

さむい samui

寒い is read as さむい (samui) and means cold (e.g. weather).

Meaning

English

  1. cold (e.g. weather)
  2. uninteresting (esp. joke)
  3. lame
  4. dull
  5. weak
  6. corny

Reading

Kana

さむい

Romaji

samui

Writing Variants

  • 寒い さぶい sabui

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 暖かい,暑い Related Words ,凍える,冷たい,冷え性 Rank 646 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

寒気

かんき

chill

寒気

さむけ

chill

寒さ

さむさ

coldness

寒冷

かんれい

cold

寒中

かんちゅう

mid-winter

寒風

かんぷう

cold wind

寒天

かんてん

agar-agar

かん

midwinter

寒々

さむざむ

wintry

寒波

かんぱ

cold wave

寒村

かんそん

poor village

寒暖計

かんだんけい

thermometer

Example Sentences

10

きょうはあさからさむい。

It has been cold since this morning.

さむいので、まどをしめてください。

It's cold, so please close the window.

さむいよるはなべがいちばんだ。

Hot pot is best on a cold night.

やまのうえはなつでもさむい。

It's cold on the mountain even in summer.

Are you cold?

It's cold.

Are you still cold?

Is it cold outside?

It's cold, isn't it?

My feet are cold.