Kanji Detail for 淒 - "cloud, cold, desolate"

淒

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
淒 means "cloud, cold, desolate."
1. Cloud - For rain clouds to form.
2. Cold - Chilly; frigid.
3. Desolate - Bleak; dreary.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

bitter cold; miserable; dreary

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

bitter cold, miserable, dreary

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

intense cold; frigid; dismal; grim; bleak; sad; mournful

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

bitter, cold, dreary, miserable

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

Cold and chilly. The Book of Odes says: "Chilly is the wind" (淒其以風). Also, being destitute and lonely is called 淒涼 (desolate).
Onyomi

sai(さい)

sei(せい)
Kunyomi

samu.i(さむい)
Strokes

12 strokes
Radical

水氵氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)
Related Keywords
cloud rain clouds form cold chilly frigid desolate bleak dreary