冷 — kanji meaning “cool”
冷
cool, cold (beer, person), chill
- Meanings
- cool, cold (beer, person), chill
- On'yomi
- レイ (rei)
- Kun'yomi
- つめ.たい、ひ.える、ひ.や、ひ.ややか、ひ.やす、ひ.やかす、さ.める、さ.ます
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #667 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 15
- Chinese reading
- lěng — Chinese character page
Words with 冷
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冷静 | れいせい reisei | calmness; composure; coolness |
| 冷蔵庫 | れいぞうこ reizouko | refrigerator; fridge |
| 冷凍 | れいとう reitou | freezing; cold storage; refrigeration |
| 冷戦 | れいせん reisen | cold war; the Cold War |
| 冷房 | れいぼう reibou | air conditioning; air cooling |
| 冷たい | つめたい tsumetai | cold (to the touch); chilly; icy |
| 冷却 | れいきゃく reikyaku | cooling; refrigeration |
| 冷え | ひえ hie | chilliness; coldness |
| 冷酷 | れいこく reikoku | cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless |
| 冷やす | ひやす hiyasu | to cool; to chill; to refrigerate |
| 冷える | ひえる hieru | to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down |
| 冷水 | れいすい reisui | cold water |
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