Search Terms: *寒
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noun, no-adjective
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extreme cold, intense cold, coldest season, midwinter
Other readings:
極寒【ごくかん】
to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
wintry, very cold-looking (e.g. landscape)
2.
bleak (e.g. room, street), desolate, empty (of furnishings)
Other readings:
寒寒【さむざむ】
expression
1.
bursts of exertion will fail to bear fruit if interrupted by long periods of idleness(yojijukugo)(from Mencius)
2.
strenuous efforts, unless sustained, are to no avail(yojijukugo)
expression
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first verse of a nursery rhyme sung by children on cold days (similar to "It's Raining, It's Pouring")
noun
1.
(time of) extreme cold
2.
"major cold" solar term (approx. January 20, roughly the coldest time of the year)
See also:二十四節気
noun
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cold at the end of autumn when the dew turns to frost(archaism)
Other readings:
露寒【つゆざむ】