12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

cold

Kun'yomi
  • cold (e.g. weather) ②uninteresting (esp. joke)
On'yomi
  • midwinter
Nanori
  • さん

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

さむ 88.9%
カン 11.1%

Character Breakdown

cold
さむ.い カン さ (3rd, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
together, both, neither
とも キョウ (4th, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)

Common Words

cold (e.g. weather) ②uninteresting (esp. joke)
midwinter
chill ②cold
being sensitive to the cold
wintry ②bleak (e.g. room, street)
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 5BD2
JIS X 0208 1-20-8
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1322
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1350
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2311
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2894
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1490
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2011
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1526
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1645
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1195
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1714
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 831
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 7239X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 245
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 457
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 464
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 175
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 159
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 263
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 393
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 120
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 490
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1540
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3m9.3
Four corner code 3030.3
De Roo Code 740