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冷

Kanji 冷: meaning "cold, cool", readings, stroke order

The kanji 冷 means "cold, cool". On'yomi: レイ; kun'yomi: つめたい、ひえる、ひや、ひやす、ひやかす、さめる、さます. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
cold, cool
On'yomi
レイ
Kun'yomi
つめたいひえるひやひやすひやかすさめるさます
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 冷

  • 冷蔵庫 れいぞうこ — Refrigerator
  • 冷たい つめたい — cold (things, people)
  • 冷房 れいぼう — cooling, air conditioning
  • 冷える ひえる — to grow cold, to cool down
  • 冷ます さます — to cool, to let cool
  • 冷める さめる — to become cool, to wear off
  • 冷静 れいせい — calm, coolness
  • 冷やす ひやす — to cool, to refrigerate
  • 冷凍 れいとう — freezing, cold storage, refrigeration
  • 冷酷 れいこく — cruelty, coldheartedness, ruthless
  • 冷蔵 れいぞう — refrigeration
  • 冷淡 れいたん — coolness, indifference

Stroke order · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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