adjective

  1. cold (e.g. weather).
  2. uninteresting (esp. joke), lame, dull, weak, corny.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
寒い さむい
さぶ
 
寒い さぶい

Contained Kanji 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)