Japanese symbol for “wintry”
寒々
さむざむ
Romaji: samuzamu
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape)
In Japanese, wintry is 寒々, read さむざむ (samuzamu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adv-to, vi, vs wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape)
- adv-to, vi, vs bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
Written forms: 寒々、寒寒. Readings: さむざむ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寒い | さむい samui | cold (e.g. weather) |
| 寒冷 | かんれい kanrei | cold; coldness; chilliness |
| 肌寒い | はださむい hadasamui | chilly; unpleasantly cold |
| 極寒 | ごっかん gokkan | extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season |
| 寒波 | かんぱ kanpa | cold wave |
| 寒気 | さむけ samuke | chill; the shivers; shivering fit |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.