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寒冷

寒冷

Chinese

cold; poor; to tremble cold
simp. and trad.
(寒冷)

Adjective

寒冷

  1. cold; freezing
    室外非常寒冷大家身體蜷縮起來保暖 [MSC, trad.]
    室外非常寒冷大家身体蜷缩起来保暖 [MSC, simp.]
    Shìwài fēicháng hánlěng, dàjiā dōu bǎ shēntǐ quánsuō qǐlai bǎonuǎn. [Pinyin]
    It's freezing outside, everyone huddle together to keep warm.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: 3
れい
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Adjectival noun

寒冷 (-na inflection, hiragana かんれい, romaji kanrei)

  1. cold
    • 1948, 海野十三, 三十年後の世界:
      表面 (ひょうめん)寒冷 (かんれい)でも (なか)はずっと (あたた)かいからね。
      Hyōmen wa kanrei demo naka wa zutto atatakai kara ne.
      The surface is cold but the inside is always warm, you see.

Inflection

Noun

寒冷 (hiragana かんれい, romaji kanrei)

  1. chill, chilliness