Memory phrase for the Kanji: 寒

寒

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Meaning

cold

Pronunciation

 KAN
samui

Explanation

 From top: a roof 宀, a well 井, variant of six 六, variant of ice 冫

Mnemonic
A roof over the well and six blocks of ice: That is cold!

Radicals

宀 ceilingRadical: ukanmuri
井 well
冫 ice, freezeThis radical is similar to “water 氵”. However, it has one stroke less. In this sense: Water that no longer flows is ice.
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Vocabulary

 寒い  さむい  cold (e.g. weather)
 寒波  かんぱ  cold wave, cold snap
 悪寒  おかん  chill, shakes, ague
 寒気  さむけ  cold weather, frost, a chill, shivering fit
 寒帯  かんたい  frigid zone

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