7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3
cool, cold (beer, person), chill
Kun'yomi
つ め た い cold (to the touch) ②(emotionally) cold ひ え る to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator) ひ や cold water ②cold sake ③cold ひ や や か cold ②cold (attitude, stare, etc.) ③composed ひ や す to cool (from room temperature) ②to calm down ③to be frightened (at) ひ や か す to banter ②to cool ③to window-shop さ め る to cool down ②to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.) ③to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.) さ ま す to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature) ②to dampen
On'yomi
レイ refrigerator ②cold ③cold sake
Main Radical
冫(KanXi)
Reading Commonality
| レイ | 46.5% |
| つめたい | 28.4% |
| ひえるひやひややかひやすひやかす | 18.5% |
| さめるさます | 6.5% |
Character Breakdown
cool, cold (beer, person), chill
レイ つめ.たい ひ.える (4th, N3)
References
| Unicode hex code | 51B7 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-46-68 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 642 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 419 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 80 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 88 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 57 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 61 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1404 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1506 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 607 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 349 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 792 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 1622 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 604 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 832 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 851 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 535 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 348 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 634 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 493 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 662 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 166 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1416 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 2b5.3 |
| Four corner code | 3812.7 |
| De Roo Code | 344 |