Illustration: On a residential street in a usually mild Japanese coastal town, several neighbors emerge into an unexpected freeze. Thin ice seals a garden basin, frost coats bicycle saddles and nearby roofs, and an outdoor tap has a small icicle beneath it.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

寒かん波ぱ

kanpa

cold wave

Example sentences

  1. 寒波かんぱへの備そなえはできてる？

    Are you ready for cold weather?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 寒波かんぱが稲いねの発育はついくを遅おくらせた。

    The cold weather slowed the growth of the rice plants.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 寒波かんぱにより２６０人以上にんいじょうが死亡しぼうした。

    More than 260 people have been killed by the cold wave.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Kanji in 寒波

  • 寒coldOnカンKunさむい
  • 波waves; billowsOnハKunなみ

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