Meet 涼 in words for pleasant coolness and relief from heat.
The idea
涼 has 11 strokes; follow the linked diagram. 涼しい（すずしい） is an i-adjective: 涼しくなる means “become cool”. 涼む（すずむ） is a verb meaning to cool off.
Examples
- 夕方の風は涼しいです。The evening breeze is cool.
- 雨の後は涼しくなりました。It became cooler after the rain.
- 日陰で涼みましょう。Let’s cool off in the shade.
- 川のそばで涼しさを楽しみます。I enjoy the coolness by the river.
- この避暑地は夏でも涼しいです。This summer resort is cool even in summer.
- 窓から涼しい風が入ります。A cool breeze comes in through the window.
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Watch out
涼しい usually describes pleasantly cool air or weather; 冷たい describes things cold to the touch, such as water. Do not swap them automatically.
Try it yourself
Write the reading of 涼しい in hiragana.
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すずしい
涼しい is すずしい: the evening breeze is pleasantly cool. Keep the final い in the reading.
Write the reading of 涼む in hiragana.
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すずむ
涼む is すずむ: 日陰で涼む means to cool off in the shade. The final む is part of the verb.
Choose the missing kanji: ＿しい（すずしい）［涼／冷］.
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涼
涼 completes 涼しい, すずしい. 冷 forms 冷たい（つめたい）, a different word.
Practice round
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Write the reading of 涼しい in hiragana.
Write the reading of 涼む in hiragana.
Choose the missing kanji: ＿しい（すずしい）［涼／冷］.
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Tap the words in the right order.
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Write 涼 following the diagram, then describe a cool place using 涼しい and say where you cool off with 涼む.