JLPT N3 · 7 strokes
Kanji 冷: "cool, cold (beer, person)"
The kanji 冷 means "cool, cold (beer, person), chill". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read レイ in on'yomi and つめ.たい, ひ.える, ひ.や, ひ.ややか, ひ.やす in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
レイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つめ.たいひ.えるひ.やひ.ややかひ.やす
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | cool, cold (beer, person), chill |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 667 of 2,501 |
Common words with 冷
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 冷たいcold (to the touch); chilly; icy; freezing · (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling; indifferent
- 冷静calmness; composure; coolness; serenity
- 冷えるto grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
- 冷めるto cool down; to get cold · to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to dampen; to fade
- 冷蔵庫refrigerator; fridge
- 冷静になるto collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
- 冷や汗cold sweat
- 冷やすto cool; to chill; to refrigerate · to calm down; to cool off; to regain one's composure; to relax
- 冷ややかcold; chilly; cool · cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; indifferent; distant
- 冷気cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave
- 冷んやりcool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
- 冷酷cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
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