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冷
Cold, Cool
つめ-たい (tsume-tai), ひ-える (hi-eru), ひ-やす (hi-yasu), さ-める (sa-meru), さ-ます (sa-masu)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
The kanji 冷 appears in words like 冷蔵庫 (refrigerator), 冷静 (calm), and 冷たい (cold). Besides temperature, it can also describe a calm or emotionally distant attitude.
Memory Trick
Imagine holding an ICE CUBE in your hand. Its icy touch reminds you of something COLD.
Readings
Onyomi: レイ (rei)
Kunyomi: つめ-たい (tsume-tai), ひ-える (hi-eru), ひ-やす (hi-yasu), さ-める (sa-meru), さ-ます (sa-masu)
Example Words
冷たい
つめたい (tsumetai)
Cold
冷蔵庫
れいぞうこ (reizouko)
Refrigerator
冷静
れいせい (reisei)
Calm
冷える
ひえる (hieru)
To become cold
Example Sentence
今日は 水が とても 冷たいです。
きょうは みずが とても つめたいです。
kyou wa mizu ga totemo tsumetai desu
The water is very cold today.