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KanjiN3Grade 4 · 小47 strokesRadical 冫

冷 · cool, cold (beer, person)

冷 is a kanji meaning cool, cold (beer, person), chill. It has 7 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • レイrei

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • つめたいtsumetai
  • ひえるhieru
  • ひやhiya
  • ひややかhiyayaka
  • ひやすhiyasu
  • ひやかすhiyakasu
  • さめるsameru
  • さますsamasu

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 冷 · 13 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 冷
WordReadingMeaningLevel
冷たいつめたいcold (things, people)N5
冷蔵庫れいぞうこrefrigeratorN5
冷房れいぼうcooling, air conditioningN4
冷えるひえるto grow cold, to cool downN4
冷ますさますto cool, to let coolN3
冷めるさめるto become cool, to wear offN3
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More words that use 冷
WordReadingMeaningLevel
冷静れいせいcalm, coolnessN3
冷やすひやすto cool, to refrigerateN3
冷凍れいとうfreezing, cold storage, refrigerationN2
冷酷れいこくcruelty, coldheartedness, ruthlessN1
冷蔵れいぞうrefrigerationN1
冷淡れいたんcoolness, indifferenceN1
冷やかすひやかすto banter, to make fun of, to jeer at, to cool, to refrigerateN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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