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寒い
さむい - samui



cold
cold


Definitions

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寒い
     1. adj. cold (ambient temperature, as a winter day is cold)
           今日は寒い。 - It is cold today.
     2. adj. (figuratively) fearful
           背筋が寒くなる - a chill runs down one's spine
     3. adj. (of a joke) terrible; not funny

Example Sentences

11月に入ると日増しに寒くなる。
    It gets cold day by day in November.
4月にしては、寒い方です。
    It's rather cold for April.
4月になって寒い天気が続いた。
    The cold weather extended into April.
5月でさえとても寒い。
    It's even very cold in May.
6月にしては寒い朝だ。
    It is a cold morning for June.



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