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How to say 'Cold' in Japanese | 冷たい

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The Japanese word for Cold is 'Tsumetai', written as 冷たい in Japanese.'Cold' in hiragana is つめたい.

    Meaning

    Cold

    Reading

    つめたい

    tsumetai

    Kanji

    Cold

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjective '冷たい (つめたい)' primarily means 'cold' and is used to describe something that has a low temperature, such as cold water or cold weather. It can also describe a person's attitude or behavior as being emotionally cold or distant. For example: The water is cold「水が冷たい」(みずがつめたい). She gave me a cold look「彼女は冷たい目をした」(かのじょはつめたいめをした). This word is commonly used in everyday conversations to describe both physical and emotional coldness.

    Part Of Speech

    adjective

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    1962

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 冷たい

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Cold

Hiragana in the Word 冷たい

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ta
  • hiragana

    Reading

    I

Words Related to 冷たい Through the Kanji

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 冷 as well.

  • word

    冷える

    Meaning

    Cool

  • word

    冷蔵庫

    Meaning

    Refrigerator

  • word

    冷房

    Meaning

    Air conditioning

  • word

    冷ます

    Meaning

    Cool

  • word

    冷蔵

    Meaning

    Refrigeration

  • word

    冷める

    Meaning

    Cool

  • word

    冷やす

    Meaning

    Cool

  • word

    冷え込む

    Meaning

    Chill

  • word

    冷やかす

    Meaning

    Tease

  • word

    冷凍

    Meaning

    Freezing

  • word

    冷静

    Meaning

    Calm

  • word

    冷淡

    Meaning

    Indifferent

Learn the Word 冷たい

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What does 'Tsumetai' (冷たい) mean?

'Tsumetai' means 'Cold' .

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