寒 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「宀」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「宀」
- On
- カン
- Kun
- さむ(い)
- Meaning
- cold
Origin
Inside a house, a person piles straw around to fight the cold; the ice (冫) below shows it is cold.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| カン | 寒暑・寒村・厳寒 |
|---|---|
| さむい | 寒い・寒がる・寒空 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 寒気かんき
cold air, chill
- 寒中かんちゅう
midwinter
Example
きょうは とても 寒い。
It is very cold today.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)