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[さむ()·]
samui
i adjective

Alternate Written Forms:

[さぶ()·]
sabui

English Meaning(s) for 寒い

i adjective
  1. cold (e.g. weather)
  2. uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny

Definition and Synonyms for 寒い

Coldness a lack of affection or enthusiasm
Synonyms: フリジディティー, 冷淡, 冷静, 寒い, 寒さ
Cold the sensation produced by low temperatures
Synonyms: コールド, , 冷や, 冷気, , 寒い, 寒さ, 寒冷, 寒気
Cold extended meanings
Synonyms: つる, つる, つれる, つれない, けんもほろろ, よそよそしい, 他人行儀, 冷たい, 冷ややか, 冷淡, 寒い, 無情, 無愛想
Cold having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
Synonyms: 冷たい, 冷寒, お寒い, 寒い, 寒冷
Cold the absence of heat
Synonyms: コールド, 低温, , 冷え, 冷や, 冷える, 冷たい, 冷え冷え, 冷寒, 冷温, 凍みる, , 寒い, 寒さ, 寒冷, 寒気
Cold especially of psychological coldness
Synonyms: つる, つる, つれる, つれない, けんもほろろ, よそよそしい, 他人行儀, 冷たい, 冷ややか, 冷淡, 寒い, 無情, 無愛想
Cold without human warmth or emotion
Synonyms: つる, つる, つれる, つれない, けんもほろろ, よそよそしい, 他人行儀, 冷たい, 冷ややか, 冷淡, 寒い, 無情, 無愛想

Meanings for each kanji in 寒い

» cold

Categories 寒い is a member of

Temperature the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
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Unemotionality absence of emotion
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Pressor any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs
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Temperature the somatic sensation of cold or heat
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 寒い

Conjugations for 寒い

Adjective stem
[さむ()]
samu
te-form
[さむ()··]
samukute
Negative te-form
[さむ()····]
samukunakute
Adverbial Form
[さむ()·]
samuku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[さむ()·]
samui
Present Indicative Negative Form
[さむ()···]
samukunai
Past Indicative Form
[さむ()···]
samukatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[さむ()·····]
samukunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[さむ()···]
samukereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[さむ()·····]
samukunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[さむ()····]
samukunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[さむ()····]
samukattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[さむ()······]
samukunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[さむ()·]
samusa

Sample Sentences for 寒い

He soon accustomed himself to cold weather.
The house is cold.
Sitting here in the sun, I still feel cold.
It was really cold.
Today's the coldest day we've ever had.

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