涼

refreshing

Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingリョウ

Kun readingすず.しい、すず.む、すず.やか、うす.い、ひや.す、まことに

JLPT level: N2 Jōyō Grade 8

Meanings

refreshingRtK
nice and cool
天候もよいし涼しい。It's nice and cool.tatoeba

to cool oneself
to cool off
to enjoy the cool air

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical水water 氵variant 氺variant

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water droplets (氵) · water pistol capital · tall · top hat (亠) · mouth (口) · small (小) · little (小)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 335

Compound words

涼しいすずしい

cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear

涼むすずむ

to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air

清涼せいりょう

cool; refreshing

涼風りょうふう

cool breeze; refreshing breeze

cooling oneself outdoors on a summer evening

cooling oneself outdoors on a summer evening

心頭滅却すれば火も亦涼ししんとうめっきゃくすればひもまたすずし

if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool

心頭を滅却すれば火も亦涼ししんとうをめっきゃくすればひもまたすずし

if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool

Additional Examples

日増しに涼しくなっていく。

It's getting cooler day by day.tatoeba

日の下にいるより日陰に立っているほうが涼しい。

I feel cooler standing in the shade, rather than out in the sun.tatoeba

当地では夕方によく涼しい風が吹く。

There is usually a cool breeze here in the evening.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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Practice Writing

Practice Writing 涼

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step