涼(すず)しい

すずしい
adjective (i-adjective)
cool, refreshing
1. cool, refreshing
Describes pleasantly cool weather or temperature, especially refreshing coolness in summer or after hot weather.
今日(きょう)は涼(すず)しいですね。
It's cool today, isn't it?
秋(あき)は涼(すず)しくなります。
It gets cool in autumn.
涼(すず)しい風(かぜ)が気持(きも)ちいい。
The cool breeze feels good.
山(やま)の上(うえ)は涼(すず)しくて、夏(なつ)でも過(す)ごしやすい。
It's cool at the top of the mountain, so it's easy to spend time there even in summer.
窓(まど)を開(あ)けたら涼(すず)しい空気(くうき)が入(はい)ってきました。
When I opened the window, cool air came in.

涼(すず)しい is an i-adjective meaning pleasantly cool or refreshing - the comfortable coolness that brings relief from heat.

FORMS:

  • Negative: 涼(すず)しくない
  • Past: 涼(すず)しかった
  • Adverb: 涼(すず)しく

TEMPERATURE ADJECTIVES COMPARISON:

  • 涼(すず)しい: pleasantly cool (positive)
  • 寒(さむ)い: cold (often uncomfortable)
  • 暑(あつ)い: hot (often uncomfortable)
  • 暖(あたた)かい: warm (pleasant)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 涼(すず)しい風(かぜ): cool breeze
  • 涼(すず)しい顔(かお)をする: to act nonchalant (idiom)
  • 涼(すず)しくなる: to become cool

NUANCE:
涼(すず)しい has a positive connotation of refreshing comfort, unlike 寒(さむ)い which implies uncomfortable cold.

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Added 2026.1.7 21:42 · Revised 2026.2.13 2:51
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