寒(さむ)さ

さむさ
noun
coldness, the cold
weather
1. coldness, the cold, cold weather
The quality or state of being cold. Formed from the adjective 寒い by replacing い with さ to create a noun expressing the degree or quality of coldness.
冬(ふゆ)の寒(さむ)さが厳(きび)しい。
The winter cold is severe.
寒(さむ)さに耐(た)えられない。
I can't stand the cold.
寒(さむ)さで手(て)がかじかんでいる。
My hands are numb from the cold.

寒(さむ)さ is the noun form of the adjective 寒(さむ)い (cold). The suffix ～さ converts i-adjectives into nouns expressing degree or quality.

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Antonym: 暑(あつ)さ (heat)
Related: 寒(さむ)い (cold (adjective))
Compare: 暖(あたた)かさ (warmth)
Compare: 冷(ひ)え (chill, chilliness, cold sensitivity)
Compare: 冷(ひ)え込(こ)み (cold snap)
Compare: 冷(つめ)たさ (coldness)
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Added 2026.2.21 11:56 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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