大寒

だいかん

Meanings

1. Noun (time of) extreme cold
2. "major cold" solar term (approx. January 20, roughly the coldest time of the year) See also: 二十四節気 (にじゅうしせっき).

Kanji

• 大 big. Read as ダイ.
• 寒 cold. Read as カン.

Example sentences

• 大寒：１年で最も寒さが厳しくなる日ですが、春がもうすぐ間近に迫っているとも言えます。
  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.

Words containing 大寒

• 大寒波 (だいかんぱ) cold snap

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