寒さむい

also: さぶい

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

寒い · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	寒さむい	寒さむくない
Polite	寒さむいです	寒さむくないですalso 寒さむくありません
Past polite	寒さむかったです	寒さむくなかったですalso 寒さむくありませんでした
Past	寒さむかった	寒さむくなかった
Te-form	寒さむくて	寒さむくなくて
Adverbial	寒さむく
Conditional	寒さむければ	寒さむくなければ
Tara conditional	寒さむかったら	寒さむくなかったら

Meanings

Describes cold weather, air temperature, or a chilly feeling. Antonym: 暑い (hot, for weather).

Antonyms: 暑い

lame; unfunny; dull

Colloquial use for a joke, pun, or remark that falls flat or is corny. Often used in the phrase 寒いギャグ.

〈場ば所しょ〉が寒さむいa place is cold
今日きょうは外そとがとても寒さむい。
It's very cold outside today.
〈物もの〉が寒さむい(a joke, comment) falls flat; is cringe-inducing
彼かれのギャグはいつも寒さむい。
His jokes always fall flat.
寒さむくなるto get cold; to turn cold
夜よるになると急きゅうに寒さむくなる。
It suddenly gets cold at night.
寒さむくて〈動どう詞し〉ないtoo cold to do something
寒さむくて外そとに出でたくない。
It's too cold, so I don't want to go outside.

つまらないN5sense 2
つまらない is the general word for something boring, while 寒い (slang) specifically describes a joke or remark that falls flat and feels awkward.
涼すずしいN5sense 1
涼しい describes pleasantly cool weather, whereas 寒い describes unpleasantly cold weather.
肌はだ寒さむい
寒い describes objective, often winter-level cold, while 肌寒い describes a milder, skin-level chill typical of early autumn or late spring.
寒かん冷れいN1
寒い is the everyday adjective for feeling cold or cold weather, while 寒冷 is a formal, often technical noun/adjective used for climate description in writing.
冷つめたいN5
寒い describes ambient coldness like weather or room temperature, while 冷たい is used for objects, liquids, or body parts that are cold to the touch.

暑あついN5sense 1
hot; warm; sultry or uncomfortably heated · passionate; impassioned; burning with desire · hot right now; trending; drawing keen interest
温あたたかいN5
寒い describes uncomfortably cold weather or air, the opposite of 暖かい's pleasant warmth.
暖あたたかN1
暖か describes pleasantly mild or warm weather, while 寒い describes cold weather.

冷つめたいN5sense 1
冷たい describes something cold to the touch (like ice or a person's attitude), while 寒い describes cold ambient air or weather.
涼すずしいN5
寒い describes uncomfortably cold weather or atmosphere, while 涼しい implies a welcome, refreshing coolness.

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寒いUsage97%
- さむい
  Standard kanji spelling for both senses.
- さぶい
さむいUsage2%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing.
さぶいUsage1%
Dialectal or old-fashioned reading; rarely used in modern standard Japanese.

Native Japanese word. The kanji 寒 is used for 'cold' in the sense of weather or ambient chill.