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寒い

samui

Description

「寒い」は、気温が低くて体が冷たく感じるときに使う言葉です。

"寒い" is used when the temperature is low and your body feels cold.

冬や、冷たい風がふくときによく使います。

It is often used in winter or when cold wind blows.

Meanings

寒いsamui

cold (of weather or temperature)

今日はとても寒いです。

It is very cold today.

寒いsamui

lame, not funny (of a joke)

彼のジョークは寒いね。

His joke is lame.

Related words

Notes

  • Nuance

    寒い describes air/body temperature feeling cold; 冷たい describes something cold to the touch.

  • Nuance

    The slang sense (寒いギャグ) means a joke fell flat and feels awkward.

In videos

寒い、雨の日は気温が低いから寒く感じます。

Comprehensible Japanese Beginner - Let’s learn 5 weather names in Japanese · Nihongo-Learning

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