寒い

さむい

cold (in reference to weather)

Also:uninteresting (esp. joke)

AdjectiveJLPT N5

What does 寒い mean?

寒い is a Japanese adjective meaning cold (in reference to weather) in English. It can also be translated as uninteresting (esp. joke) depending on context. It is written as 寒い in kanji, さむい in hiragana, and samui in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.

Example sentence

このさにはもう耐えられない。

I can no longer stand the cold.