寒さ|さむさsamusa[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nouncoldness
   大寒だいかん：１年ねんで最もっとも寒さむさが厳きびしくなる日ひですが、春はるがもうすぐ間近まじかに迫せまっているとも言いえます。↗

   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.

• Synonym冷えひえNeutralChill that seeps in from getting cold or from one's surroundings, as in 「手足の冷え」「部屋の冷え」; 「寒さ」 is the broader word for cold in general.
• Synonym寒冷かんれいWrittenWritten/formal prose for a cold climate, as in 「寒冷地」; 「寒さ」 is the everyday word.
• Synonym寒気かんきNeutralA chill or shivering felt in the body, as in 「寒気がする」; 「寒さ」 is cold in general, not just a bodily symptom.
• Related低温ていおんNeutralObjective low temperature, not limited to weather; 「寒さ」 centers on the degree of cold and how it feels.
• Related寒気さむけNeutralA chill or shivering felt in the body, as in 「寒気がする」; 「寒さ」 is cold in general, not just a bodily symptom.
• Related冷たいつめたいNeutralAn adjective for objects cold to the touch or a cold, unfeeling attitude; 「寒さ」 is the noun for cold weather and air.
• Related冷え冷えひえびえNeutralDescribes something chilly or icy, also a bleak, lonely feel, often as 「冷え冷えとした」; 「寒さ」 is coldness itself.
• Related冷寒れいかんWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare, for piercing cold; say 「寒さ」 in everyday speech.
• Antonym暑さあつさNeutralHeat of the weather; the direct opposite of 「寒さ」.
• Antonym暖かさあたたかさNeutralWarmth; the direct opposite of 「寒さ」.

For cold weather or the cold you feel, use 「寒さ」, as in 「寒さが厳しい」. Use 「冷え」 for a chill from getting cold, 「寒気」 for shivering, and 「寒冷」 for cold climate in formal prose; the opposites are 「暑さ」 and 「暖かさ」.

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1. 寒さむいこと。その程度ていど。
2. 寒さむい時候じこう。冬ふゆの季語きご。