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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

It has become noticeably colder.
The cold was the worst in fifty years.
Throat and nose membranes hurt by dry air allow cold viruses to enter more easily. It is important to carry out sensible counter plans against the cold with heaters and against the dryness with humidifiers.
He was blue with cold.
It grew cold as the sun went down.

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