Kanji: 寒 cold (temperature--not to the touch)
JLPT N4 | 12 Strokes
寒
| On: かん Kun: さむ.い Meaning: cold (temperature--not to the touch) |
Kanji Parts:
- 宀 roof
- 井 (drinking) well
- 一 one; floor
- ハ eight; legs
- 冫 ice
Mnemonic Story:
You know it's cold under your roof 宀 when it feels like you are sitting at a well's 井 floor 一 with your legs ハ on ice 冫.
Stroke Order:
Examples:
- 寒中【かんちゅう】 mid-winter; cold season
- 肌寒い【はださむい】 chilly; unpleasantly cold
- 薄ら寒い【うすらさむい】 chilly; rather cold
今朝は肌寒い。
It's chilly this morning.
- 今朝 this morning
- 肌寒い chilly [litterally, "skin cold"]
