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寒冷 (かんれい, kanrei) Japanese meaning: cold | Kotomora
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地ち
域いき
は
寒かん
冷れい
な
気き
候こう
で
知し
ら
れ
て
いる
。
This region is known for its cold climate.
When a cold front passes, the temperature drops suddenly.
Usage patterns 寒かん 冷れい な 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 a cold, chilly place or region
Hokkaido becomes an extremely cold region in winter.
寒かん 冷れい の 候こう formal letter opening referring to the cold season
As the cold season sets in, I hope you are doing well.
〈 物もの 〉 が 寒かん 冷れい にさらされる to be exposed to cold conditions
When plants are exposed to cold, they can wither and die.
Kanji 冷 cool, cold (beer, person), chill Related words 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.
冷たい describes something cold to the touch or an unfriendly attitude, whereas 寒冷 describes cold atmospheric or climatic conditions.
厳寒 emphasizes severe, biting cold at its most intense, while 寒冷 is the more neutral, general term for cold climate.
Written forms 寒かん 冷れい Usage 99%
Standard kanji form; used in formal and technical contexts for cold climate or low temperature.
かんれい Usage 1%
Etymology Compound of 寒 (cold) and 冷 (cool, cold), both kanji carrying the meaning of low temperature. The word is a Sino-Japanese term used in formal and scientific contexts.
