低温|ていおんteion[0]heiban (flat)

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Definitions
  1. no-adjectivelow temperature
    それはもっと低温ていおんで保存ほぞんしなさい。↗
    Keep it at a lower temperature.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related寒冷かんれいWrittenWritten word for a cold climate, as in 「寒冷地」 and 「寒冷前線」; 「低温」 is simply an objectively low temperature, not limited to climate.
  • Related寒ささむさNeutralThe cold itself and its degree — weather, season, or the cold a person feels, as in 「寒さが厳しい」; 「低温」 is an objective temperature.
  • Related冷えひえNeutralRefers to turning cold — air, a room, or the body feeling chilled with cold hands and feet; 「低温」 states an objective temperature.
  • Related寒気かんきNeutralRead 「かんき」, it means cold air, as in 「寒気団」; mainly a meteorological term.
  • Related冷たいつめたいNeutralAn adjective for things cold to the touch, also for a cold, indifferent attitude; 「低温」 is a noun for objective temperature.
  • RelatedコールドNeutralLoanword used mostly in compounds such as 「コールドチェーン」; rarely stands alone.
  • Related冷え冷えひえびえNeutralDescribes a penetrating, chilly sensation and also a bleak, lonely state of mind; it stresses how the cold feels rather than objective temperature.
  • Related冷寒れいかんWrittenWritten word for being both cold and chilly, but rare in actual use; 「寒冷」 is the usual choice.
  • Antonym高温こうおんNeutralThe antonym: a high temperature, the direct opposite of 「低温」.

Use 「低温」 for an objectively low temperature, as in 「低温注意報」. For a cold climate say 「寒冷」; for cold weather or how cold one feels, 「寒さ」; for things cold to the touch, 「冷たい」. The opposite is 「高温」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 低ひくい温度おんど。
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