大寒

Reading

Kana: だいかん

Romaji: daikan

Definitions

noun

1

(time of) extreme cold

2

"major cold" solar term (approx. Jan 20, roughly the coldest time of the year)

See also: 二十四節気

Kanji

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

寒

Readings: カン、 さむ.い

Meaning: cold

Example Sentence

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(まぢか)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.