Kanji

寒

Meaning

cold

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • さむい

On'yomi

  • お かん chill
  • かん だんけい thermometer
  • かん れい cold

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/12

Related Entries

寒 さむ
cold
寒 かん
midwinter, cold season, coldes...

Component Analysis

寒
cold
さむ.い, カン
𡨄
宀
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン, メン
冖
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ
𠀎
井
well, well crib, town...
い, セイ, ショウ
二
two, two radical (no. 7)
ふた, ふた.つ, ニ
廾
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
にじゅう, キョウ, ク
二
two, two radical (no. 7)
ふた, ふた.つ, ニ
十
ten
とお, と, ジュウ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
十
ten
とお, と, ジュウ
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
八
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
や, や.つ, ハチ
冫
( 氷 ) two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
こおり, ヒョウ

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