Today’s first #kanji is #寒, which is listed under #うかんむり. Under うかんむり, it has 3 horrizonal lines, 2 vertical lines, 2 diagonal lines making the shape of 八 and 2 short dots. I have seen many incorrect variations, so remember these numbers correctly!
Meaning: (ambiant temperature being) cold
Reading: カン、さむ（ざむ）
寒風（カンプウ）: a cold wind, a chilly wind
寒心（カンシン）にたえない: deplorable, horrific
厳寒（ゲンカン）: intense cold, severa cold
酷寒（コッカン）: bitter cold, extreme cold
耐寒（タイカン）: cold-resistance, cold-proofing
防寒（ボウカン）: protection against the cold
寒（さむ）い: (ambiant temperature being) cold – if something is cold, the word 冷（つめ）たい is used.
寒い日は水も冷たい。Water is also cold on cold days.
寒空（さむぞら/カンクウ）: a wintry sky, cold weather
肌寒い（はだざむい）: chill, chilly
寒々しい（さむざむしい）: looking very cold; (looking) bleak
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