# 寒 — Cold

Frequency rank 1151 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 敬 (Respect), less common than 也 (Classical copula).

- On’yomi: かん
- Kun’yomi: さむ
- Radical: 宀 Roof (Kangxi 40)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX

Under a roof (宀), a blackjack (龷) game is played on ice (冫冫) — the freezing cold room under the roof makes everything bitter cold.

In words:

- 寒い さむい — cold
- 寒帯 かんたい — frigid zone
- 寒気 かんき — cold;frost;chill

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