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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

寒かん気き

kanki

cold air

Read さむけ when referring to a physical chill. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. この理由りゆうとして、梅雨つゆの時期じきは寒気かんきを伴ともなった激はげしい集中豪雨しゅうちゅうごううが発生はっせいしにくいこと、台風たいふうが接近せっきんしにくいことが挙あげられる。

    As reasons for this, it is mentioned that, in the period of baiu, localized torrential rain accompanied by cold does not occur often and that typhoon does not come often.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 寒冷期かんれいきに黄砂こうさが増加ぞうかした原因げんいんとして、大気たいきの流ながれの変化へんかにより寒気かんきが南下なんかする回数かいすうが増ふえ、砂塵嵐さじんあらしの頻度ひんどが増ふえたことが挙あげられている。

    As a factor that increased kosa in the cool periods, it is said that, in these periods, cool air advanced southward more frequently due to changes in the air flow, increasing the frequency of dust storm occurrences.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. すでに12月がつに入はいっており寒気かんきは厳きびしく積雪せきせつのある峻険しゅんけんな峠とうげを越こえる事ことは不可能ふかのうとも思おもわれたが、一行いっこうは困難こんなんを乗のり越こえ越前えちぜんに入はいることに成功せいこうした。

    It was already in December and really cold, and it was feared that they may not be able to go over the hill which was steep and had a lot of snow; however, they made it to Echizen.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 寒気

  • 寒coldOnカンKunさむい
  • 気spirit; mindOnキ・ケKunいき・き

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