寒冬(かんとう)

かんとう
noun
cold winter; severe winter
1. cold winter; severe winter
A winter that is notably cold, with temperatures significantly below average.
今年(ことし)は寒冬(かんとう)になりそうだ。
It looks like this year will be a cold winter.
寒冬(かんとう)の影響(えいきょう)で農作物(のうさくぶつ)に被害(ひがい)が出(で)た。
Crops were damaged due to the severe winter.
気象庁(きしょうちょう)は今季(こんき)を寒冬(かんとう)と発表(はっぴょう)した。
The Meteorological Agency announced this season as a cold winter.
記録的(きろくてき)な寒冬(かんとう)で水道管(すいどうかん)が凍結(とうけつ)した家庭(かてい)が多(おお)かった。
During the record cold winter, many households had frozen water pipes.

寒(かん) (cold) + 冬(とう) (winter). A meteorological term used to describe a winter season with temperatures below the seasonal average.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 寒冬(かんとう)の予報(よほう): forecast for a cold winter
  • 記録的(きろくてき)な寒冬(かんとう): record cold winter
  • 寒冬(かんとう)の影響(えいきょう): effects of the cold winter
  • 寒冬(かんとう)少雪(しょうせつ): cold winter with little snow

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 暖冬(だんとう): warm winter — the opposite; a winter milder than average
  • 厳冬(げんとう): harsh winter — a more extreme term, implying bitter cold
  • 極寒(ごっかん): extreme cold — refers to the temperature itself rather than the season

USAGE:
Primarily appears in weather forecasts, news reports, and agricultural discussions. The Japan Meteorological Agency classifies winters as 寒冬(かんとう) (cold), 並冬(なみふゆ) (average), or 暖冬(だんとう) (warm) based on mean temperature deviation.

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