Kanji

What does the kanji 涼 mean?

涼 means cool, refreshing. On'yomi リョウ. Kun'yomi すず.しい、すず.む、すず.やか、うす.い、ひや.す、まことに.

Quick facts
On'yomiリョウ
Kun'yomiすず.しい、すず.む、すず.やか、うす.い、ひや.す、まことに
Strokes11
Main radical水
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
On'yomi リョウKun'yomi すず.しい、すず.む、すず.やか、うす.い、ひや.す、まことに
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

cool, refreshing

Memory hook

Water (氵) in the capital (京) making the air cool — COOL, REFRESHING.

Main radical

水water 4 strokes

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Common words

  • 涼むすずむto cool oneself off, to enjoy the cool air
  • 涼しいすずしいcool, refreshing (weather)

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.