寒(さむ)い

さむい
adjective (i-adjective)
cold (weather)
1. cold (weather, temperature)
Used to describe cold weather or ambient temperature. For cold objects or food, use 冷たい (tsumetai) instead.
今日(きょう)は寒(さむ)いですね。
It's cold today, isn't it?
冬(ふゆ)は寒(さむ)いです。
Winter is cold.
寒(さむ)くなりましたね。
It's gotten cold, hasn't it?
今朝(けさ)は寒(さむ)かったので、上着(うわぎ)を着(き)ました。
It was cold this morning, so I wore a jacket.
冬(ふゆ)の夜(よる)は寒(さむ)いから、窓(まど)を閉(し)めて寝(ね)ましょう。
Winter nights are cold, so let's close the window and sleep.

寒(さむ)い is an i-adjective for cold weather or ambient temperature.

FORMS:

  • Adverbial: 寒(さむ)く
  • Negative: 寒(さむ)くない
  • Past: 寒(さむ)かった
  • Noun form: 寒(さむ)さ (coldness)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 寒(さむ)くなる: to become cold
  • 寒気(さむけ)がする: to feel chills
  • 寒(さむ)がり: someone sensitive to cold

CONTRAST WITH 冷(つめ)たい:

  • 寒(さむ)い: cold weather/air (atmospheric)
  • 冷(つめ)たい: cold to touch (objects, drinks), also cold-hearted (figurative)

OPPOSITE: 暑(あつ)い (hot weather), 暖(あたた)かい (warm)

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Added 2026.1.7 21:48 · Revised 2026.2.13 2:14
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