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What does 寒い (さむい, samui) mean?

寒い (さむい, samui) means cold (weather).

Quick facts
Readingさむい
Romajisamui
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
さむい
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsamui

cold (weather)

GenkiGenki 5
  1. 1i-adjective cold (e.g. weather)
  2. 2i-adjective uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

Example sentences

  • Winter is cold, isn't it.

  • It's very cold today.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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