寒冷|かんれいkanrei[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, no-adjectivecold; coldness; chilliness

• Synonym寒いさむいNeutralThe everyday word for cold weather, also for a lame joke; 「寒冷」 is a written Sino-Japanese word.
• Synonym寒ささむさNeutralEveryday noun for the cold and its degree; 「寒冷」 mostly works as a modifier, as in 「寒冷地」.
• Synonym寒気かんきNeutralCold air; when read 「さむけ」, a shivering chill; 「寒冷」 denotes the state of being cold.
• Synonym冷寒れいかんWrittenA written word for cold, but very rarely used; 「寒冷」 is the usual choice.
• Related冷たいつめたいNeutralCold to the touch, or an icy, unfriendly attitude; 「寒冷」 is a written word for a cold climate.
• Related冷ややかひややかWrittenChilly to the feel, and mostly a cold, distant attitude; 「寒冷」 speaks of the climate.
• Related冷えひえNeutralA chill in the body or the air, as in 「朝晩の冷え」 or 「冷え性」; 「寒冷」 is written and speaks of climate.
• Related寒気かんきNeutralCold air; when read 「さむけ」, a shivering chill; 「寒冷」 denotes the state of being cold.
• Related低温ていおんNeutralLow temperature, for weather, storage and more, as in 「低温の日が続く」; 「寒冷」 stresses a cold climate.
• Related冷え冷えひえびえCasualColloquial for piercingly cold air, also for a bleak, lonely feel; 「寒冷」 is the more written choice.
• Antonym温暖おんだんNeutralA warm, mild climate, the opposite of 「寒冷」, as in 「温暖化」.
• Antonym酷暑こくしょWrittenA written word for intense heat, the opposite of 「寒冷」.

In daily speech, cold weather is 「寒い」 and the noun is 「寒さ」. 「寒冷」 is the written word for a cold climate, as in 「寒冷地」 and 「寒冷前線」. For a warm climate say 「温暖」, and for intense heat 「酷暑」.

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1. 気温きおんが低ひくく、寒さむく感かんじる状態じょうたい。