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cold; frigid; chilly
Describes weather or climates that are significantly cold. A formal, often written-style word used especially in scientific, geographic, and weather contexts.
寒冷な気候に慣れる。
Get used to a cold climate.
北海道は寒冷な地域として知られている。
Hokkaido is known as a cold region.
寒冷前線の通過に伴い、気温が急激に下がる見込みです。
Temperatures are expected to drop sharply as the cold front passes through.
A compound of 寒 (cold) and 冷 (cool, chill). A formal na-adjective used in weather, geography, and scientific writing rather than everyday conversation.
USAGE:
While 寒い is the everyday word for cold weather, 寒冷 is used in formal or technical contexts — weather forecasts, climate descriptions, and scientific writing. It modifies nouns with な: 寒冷な地域.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 寒冷前線 — cold front
- 寒冷地 — cold region
- 寒冷な気候 — cold climate
- 寒冷紗 — cold-weather gauze (medical)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 寒い — cold; the everyday i-adjective for cold weather
- 冷涼 — cool and refreshing; a pleasant coolness
- 極寒 — extreme cold; bitterly cold