涼
涼·cool, refreshing
- On-yomi
- リョウ
- Kun-yomi
- すず(しい)すず(む)
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 涼しい | すずしい | cool, refreshing |
| 涼む | すずむ | to cool oneself, to enjoy the cool air |
| 清涼飲料 | せいりょういんりょう | soft drink |
| 納涼 | のうりょう | enjoying the evening cool |
Example sentences
今朝は涼しいですね。
けさはすずしいですね。
It's cool this morning, isn't it?
木の下で少し涼んだ。
きのしたですこしすずんだ。
I cooled off for a while under the tree.
夏の夕方、川辺は涼しくて気持ちがいい。
なつのゆうがた、かわべはすずしくてきもちがいい。
On a summer evening the riverside is cool and pleasant.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
- 涼京京 (capital) is 涼 without the water radical 氵.
- 涼凉凉 is a variant written with the ice radical 冫 instead of water.
Common mistakes
- Confusing 涼しい (pleasantly cool) with 寒い (unpleasantly cold)
- Reading 涼む as すずしむ instead of すずむ
Memory aid
Picture it
Water (氵) beside the capital (京) — a breeze off the river cooling a hot city street.
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