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冷たい

つめたい

cold (to the touch)

Mnemonic

The ice marks again, and whatever they touch goes the same way. Chew つめ on a tie たい that has been in the freezer: the tap runs and your hand is off it before you decided to move: つめたい.

Worth knowing

Cold to the touch, and also cold in manner. 寒い さむい is cold weather.

Built from

cold, cool
冫 two marks of ice on the left. Whatever they are stood next to has gone cold.

Words sharing these kanji

cool, calm

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