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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

寒かん冷れい

kanrei

cold

Used mainly of climates and regions. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. カナダの気候きこうは日本にっぽんよりも寒冷かんれいである。

    The climate of Canada is cooler than that of Japan.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 気候きこうは盆地部ぼんちぶより比較的冷涼ひかくてきれいりょう・寒冷かんれいで夏季かきは過すごしやすく、冬季とうきは厳寒げんかんを極きわめる。

    The climate there is rather cold in comparison with the basin area, accordingly it is comfortable in summer, while it is terribly cold in winter.

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

  3. 一般いっぱんに売うられている寒天かんてんは、冬ふゆの寒冷かんれい地ちで自然凍結しぜんとうけつと天日乾燥てんぴかんそうを繰くり返かえして作つくられている。

    Kanten, as sold at markets, is produced through repeated freezing and drying in a naturally cold climate during the winter.

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

Kanji in 寒冷

  • 寒coldOnカンKunさむい
  • 冷cool; cold (beer, person)OnレイKunつめたい・ひえる・ひや

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