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冷

cool
Stroke count: 7

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On readingレイ
Kun reading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
JōyōGrade 4
  1. to grow cold
  2. to get chilly
  3. to cool down

Popular Usage

冷たい冷蔵庫冷房冷える冷ます冷める

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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ice (冫) · orders · meeting · chop-seal · hanko

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1506

Compound words

冷たいつめたい
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; freezing; (emotionally) cold
冷蔵庫れいぞうこ
refrigerator; fridge
冷房れいぼう
air conditioning; air cooling
冷えるひえる
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
冷ますさます
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
冷めるさめる
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to dampen
寒冷かんれい
cold; coldness; chilliness
冷えひえ
chilliness; coldness
冷害れいがい
cold-weather damage (to crops)
冷却れいきゃく
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
冷遇れいぐう
cold reception; inhospitality
冷酷れいこく
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
冷笑れいしょう
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
冷水れいすい
cold water
冷静れいせい
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
冷戦れいせん
cold war; the Cold War
冷蔵れいぞう
cold storage; refrigeration
冷淡れいたん
cool; indifferent; apathetic; half-hearted; cold
冷徹れいてつ
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
冷凍れいとう
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
冷やひや
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool; chilled
冷夏れいか
cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
冷え性ひえしょう
sensitivity to cold; poor circulation
冷やすひやす
to cool; to chill; to refrigerate; to calm down; to cool off

Additional Examples

彼は至極冷静だった。
He kept quite calm.tatoeba
彼は最近まで冬でも冷水浴をしていた。
He took a cold bath even in winter until recently.tatoeba
このため冷蔵庫での保存が好ましい。
It is recommendable to keep it in refrigerator.wiki
いずれも冷蔵庫の無い時代の工夫であった。
These are the ideas in an era when people lived without refrigerators.wiki
ワラ製で水しぶきを払い体が冷えるのを防ぐ。
It is made of straws and is used to keep the body warm by brushing off splashes.wiki
冷蔵庫などの冷却では表面が冷えるだけの場合があるので注意する事。
Note that cooling in a refrigerator and others occasionally cools down only the surface.wiki
このようにして、実質的に冷房化率100%となった。
Thus, trains of Keihanshin Local Line became virtually fully air-conditioned.wiki
こうして、京阪神緩行線の冷房化率は名実ともに100%となった。
Thus, the Keihanshin Local Line converted 100% of their cars to air-conditioning both in name and reality.wiki
茶を入れるための湯を冷ます道具である。
It is a utensil with which to cool boiled water to brew tea.wiki
湯揚げをしたら、すぐに冷水に浸して冷ます。
After took out of the hot water, immediately cool down in cold water.wiki

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