Japanese Word of the Day

寒い
さむい - samui

cold

Definitions

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寒い

1. adj. cold (ambient temperature, as a winter day is cold)

今日は寒い。 - It is cold today.

2. adj. (figuratively) fearful

背筋が寒くなる - a chill runs down one's spine

3. adj. (of a joke) terrible; not funny

samui