Memory phrase for the Kanji: 冷
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冷 |
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Meaning
| cool, freeze, cold
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Pronunciation |
REI
tsumetai, hieru |
Explanation |
Left: ice 冫, right: order, command 令 (A lid  on the bent person マ. That is the order.) |
Mnemonic
| Ice is "ordered" to cool.
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Radicals
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cover | |
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令
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order | Based on "bell 鈴 suzu, REI, RIN", this radical 令 can also be understood as an image of a bell: (The sound of) the bell with the bell mallet 卩 gives now 今 the command (e.g. to come). |
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cover | Other covers are: 冖, 亠  ) |
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冫
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ice, freeze | |
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マ
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bend person | (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, lying  , kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending 卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 冷たい |
つめたい |
cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing, coldhearted |
| 冷やす |
ひやす |
to cool, to refrigerate |
| 冷える |
ひえる |
to grow cold, to get chilly, to cool down |
| 冷蔵庫 |
れいぞうこ |
refrigerator |
| 冷静 |
れいせい |
calm, composure, coolness, serenity |
| 冷ます |
さます |
to cool, to let cool, to throw a damper on, to spoil |
| 冷める |
さめる |
to become cool, to wear off, to abate |
| 冷やかす |
ひやかす |
to banter, to make fun of, to jeer at |
| 冷凍 |
れいとう |
freezing, cold storage, refrigeration |
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