A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 7 strokes

Cool ; Cold (beer, Person) ; Chill

Readings on: レイ
Kun readings: つめ.たい・ひ.える・ひ.や・ひ.ややか・ひ.やす・ひ.やかす・さ.める・さ.ます

冷たいつめたい — cold (to touch)

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 冷房れいぼう — air conditioning (cold only) Word card → Source
• 冷静れいせい — calm; seated; serene Word card → Source
• 冷水れいすい — cold water Source
• 冷凍れいとう — freezing Source
• 冷汗ひやあせ — cold sweat Source
• 冷戦れいせん — Cold War Source