BloomkoJLPT N4 · Seasons & colours
寒い
さむい
cold (weather)
Stroke order of 寒い
2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
寒 · 12 strokesい · 2 strokes
Memory trick
Under a 宀 roof, piled straw can't stop the ⺀ ice: it's cold.
Parts: 寒 cold (宀 roof + piled straw + 八 + ⺀ ice) + い
The characters in 寒い
- い い — i (2 strokes)
Example sentence
冬の朝はとても寒いです。
ふゆのあさはとてもさむいです。
Winter mornings are very cold.