This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: レイ、つめ.たい、ひ.える、ひ.や、ひ.ややか、ひ.やす、ひ.やかす、さ.める、さ.ます
Romaji: rei, tsume.tai, hi.eru, hi.ya, hi.yayaka, hi.yasu, hi.yakasu, sa.meru, sa.masu
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Romaji

Meanings

cool, cold (beer, person), chill

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  15
Frequency:  667
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-2-5
Korean Reading:  raeng
Chinese Reading:  leng3
Unicode:  51b7
JIS:  4E64

Indexes

Halpern Index: 80
Nelson Index: 642
New Nelson Index: 419
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2b5.3
Four Corner Index: 3812.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 604
Gakken Index: 607
Japanese Names Index: 349
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1622
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0952
Remembering the kanji Index: 1404
Kanji Flashcards Index: 348
Kodansha Compact Index: 166
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 634
Kanji in Context Index: 662
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 57
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 61
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1416
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1506
Essential Kanji Index: 792
Kodansha Kanji Index: 88
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 344
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 535
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 493

Words

冷や (ひや)
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool; chilled; unheated
冷却 (れいきゃく)
cooling; refrigeration
冷房 (れいぼう)
cooling; air-conditioning
冷たい (つめたい、つべたい)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; freezing; coldhearted; unfeeling
空冷 (くうれい)
air cooling
(れい)
cold; cool; cold sake
冷静 (れいせい)
calm; composure; coolness; serenity
冷戦 (れいせん)
cold war
冷凍 (れいとう)
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
水冷 (すいれい)
water cooling
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