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Kanji Detail for 冷 - "cold, cool, indifferent"

冷

  • Meaning

    冷 means "cold, cool, indifferent."

    1. Cold - Low in temperature.

    2. Cool - Pleasantly cold.

    3. Indifferent - Lacking warmth of feeling.

  • Words using 冷

    • 冷戦 れいせん Listen cold war; the Cold War
    • 冷静 れいせい Listen calmness; composure; coolness
    • 冷却 れいきゃく Listen cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.)
    • 冷蔵庫 れいぞうこ Listen refrigerator; fridge
    • 冷凍 れいとう Listen freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
    • 冷夏 れいか Listen cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
    • 冷房 れいぼう Listen air conditioning; air cooling
    • 冷ややか ひややか Listen cold; chilly; cool

  • Four-character idioms with 冷

    • 冷暖自知 れいだんじち Listen spiritual enlightenment only comes through personal experience
    • 冷汗三斗 れいかんさんと Listen breaking into cold sweat when one is very embarrassed or scared
    • 冷酷無情 れいこくむじょう Listen cruel and heartless; merciless; implacable
    • 冷酷無残 れいこくむざん Listen cruel and heartless; merciless; implacable
    • 冷静沈着 れいせいちんちゃく Listen calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
    • 沈着冷静 ちんちゃくれいせい Listen calm, cool, and collected; level and calm

  • Tattoo check: 冷

    • Verified meaning: cold, cool, indifferent
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read れい)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 冷

    Given names 冷(れい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    cool; cold (beer, person); chill

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    cold, cool; lonely

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Leng

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    cold, cool; lonely

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Opposite of hot. See "熱." | Meaning of unfriendliness. Such as 冷語 (cold words), 冷笑 (cold smile), 冷眼旁觀 (look on coldly). Meaning not warm. | Meaning of quiet leisure. Such as 冷官 (idle official), 冷署 (quiet office). Also meaning of solitude. Such as 冷落 (lonely), 冷靜 (calm). | Meaning of obscurity. Such as obscure characters and allusions are all called 冷. Also, unconventional discourse is called 冷雋.

  • Onyomi

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    rei(レイ) レイ

  • Kunyomi

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    hi.eru(ひ-える) ひ-える

    hi.ya(ひ-や) ひ-や

    hi.yakasu(ひ-やかす) ひ-やかす

    hiya.su(ひ-やす) ひ-やす

    hiyayaka(ひややか) ひややか

    sa.masu(さ-ます) さ-ます

    sa.meru(さ-める) さ-める

    tsume.tai(つめ-たい) つめ-たい

  • Strokes

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    7 strokes

  • Radical

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    冫 (nisui)

  • Related Keywords

    cold cool indifferent mocking languid lackluster unemotional unfeeling chilled aloof brisk calm chilly detached dispassionate distant freeze frigid frost ice icy reserved snow

Sentences including 冷

  • The water cooler is out of order.

  • The wind is cold today.

  • Will you give me something cold to drink?

  • Would you give me something cold to drink?

  • The cold wind cut through his coat.

  • How about something cold to drink?

  • The food is getting cold.

  • He was kind enough to give me something cold to drink.

  • That's a bit cold.

  • The water of the lake is very cold.

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