肌寒(はださむ)い

はださむい
i-adjective
chilly, slightly cold
weather
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present肌寒(はださむ)い肌寒(はださむ)くない
Past肌寒(はださむ)かった肌寒(はださむ)くなかった
て form肌寒(はださむ)くて肌寒(はださむ)くなくて
Adverbial肌寒(はださむ)く—
Conditional ば肌寒(はださむ)ければ肌寒(はださむ)くなければ
Conditional たら肌寒(はださむ)かったら肌寒(はださむ)くなかったら
1. chilly, slightly cold
Cold enough to feel on one's skin; uncomfortably cool but not freezing.
今日(きょう)は肌寒(はださむ)い。
It's chilly today.
朝晩(あさばん)は肌寒(はださむ)くなってきた。
It's getting chilly in the mornings and evenings.
肌寒(はださむ)いので上着(うわぎ)を羽織(はお)った。
I put on a jacket because it was chilly.

肌寒(はださむ)い is an i-adjective describing weather that's chilly enough to feel on one's skin - cool but not freezing.

Forms

肌(はだ) (skin) + 寒(さむ)い (cold) = literally "cold to the skin"

  • Adverbial: 肌寒(はださむ)く
  • Past: 肌寒(はださむ)かった
  • Negative: 肌寒(はださむ)くない

Common collocations

Cultural note

Often describes spring or autumn weather - the transitional periods when it's not quite cold but noticeably cool.

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 寒(さむ)い (cold (stronger))
Compare: 涼(すず)しい (cool (pleasant))
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Added 2026.1.16 22:55 · Revised 2026.10.7 4:23
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