寒気(かんき)

かんき
noun
cold air, cold snap
weathernature
See also: 寒気(さむけ) (chills (same kanji))
1. cold air, cold weather, cold snap
Cold atmospheric conditions or a mass of cold air. Used in weather reports and everyday descriptions of cold weather.
強(つよ)い寒気(かんき)が流(なが)れ込(こ)む。
A strong cold snap is moving in.
今週(こんしゅう)は寒気(かんき)の影響(えいきょう)で冷(ひ)え込(こ)むでしょう。
This week will be quite cold due to a cold air mass.
大陸(たいりく)からの寒気(かんき)が日本海側(にほんかいがわ)に大雪(おおゆき)をもたらした。
Cold air from the continent brought heavy snow to the Sea of Japan side.

Usage

Primarily a weather and meteorology term. Often appears in news and weather forecasts. Not to be confused with 寒気(さむけ) (read as さむけ), which means chills or shivers from illness or fear.

Common collocations

Related Words

Compare: 換気(かんき) (ventilation (homophone))
Antonym: 暖気(だんき) (warm air)
Compare: 冷気(れいき) (cold air)
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