漢字道KANJIDO

7 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 47 strokesRadical
On
レイ
Kun
つめ(たい)・ひ(える)・ひ(やす)・さ(める)・さ(ます)
Meaning
cold; cool

Origin

ORIGIN

A phonetic-semantic character: 冫 (ice) with 令 for the sound; means 'cold; to cool down' like ice.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

レイ冷却・冷淡・寒冷
つめたい冷たい・冷たさ
ひえる冷える・底冷え
ひや冷や・冷や汗・冷ややかだ
ひやす冷やす
ひやかす冷やかす・冷やかし
さめる冷める
さます冷ます・湯冷まし

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 冷蔵庫れいぞうこ

    refrigerator

  • 冷水れいすい

    cold water

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

牛乳を冷蔵庫に入れてください。

Please put the milk in the refrigerator.

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