How to say cold in Japanese

JLPTN5
寒い☆【さむいsamui・さぶいsabui】 Inflection

adjective:

  • cold (e.g. weather) Antonym: 暑い
  • uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny ➜ お寒い

Example Sentences

寒いsamui。
It's cold.
手teがga寒samuさsaでde震えたfuruetaはha、少しsukoshiオーバーOOBAAでdeすみませんsumimasen。
Sorry, "my hands shuddered with the cold" was a bit over the top.
朝夕asayuuはha冷えるhieruのでnode服装fukusouなどnadoにni注意chuuiしたいshitai。
It gets cold in the mornings and evenings, so I want to take care how I dress.
よしyoshiきki君kimiがga「寒いsamuiよyo、いやiyaだdaよyo」とto泣きっ面nakimmenでdeぶつぶつbutsubutsu言っているitteiru。
"It's cold! I hate it!" Yoshiki complains with teary face.
大寒daikan：１年でde最もmottomo寒さsamusaがga厳しくkibishikuなるnaru日hiですdesuがga、春haruがgaもうすぐmousugu間近majikaにni迫っているsematteiruとtoもmo言えますiemasu。
Major Cold: It's the day of the year that the cold is most severe, but you could also say that Spring is just coming around the corner.

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