Kanji

涼

涼

refreshing, nice and cool

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

リョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

すずしい, すずむ, すずやか, うすい, ひやす, まことに

Nanori (Name Reading)

あつ, すけ, すずし

Common Readings

リョウ, すず…しい, すず…む

Example sentences

涼しい すずしい
木陰は風が通って涼しい。

It is cool and refreshing in the shade where the breeze passes through.

目元 めもと
彼は母親譲りの涼しい目元をしている。

He has clear eyes inherited from his mother.

涼しい顔 すずしいかお
彼は失敗したくせに、涼しい顔をして座っている。

Even though he failed, he is sitting there with a nonchalant face.

涼 りょう
夕暮れ時に庭で涼を求めた。

I sought the coolness in the garden at dusk.

扇 おうぎ
彼女は扇を広げて涼をとった。

She spread her folding fan to cool herself.

涼む すずむ
夏の夜は、縁側で涼むのが一番だ。

On a summer night, cooling off on the veranda is the best.

荒涼 こうりょう
荒涼とした風景が広がっていた。

A desolate landscape spread out.

納涼 のうりょう
川辺で納涼を楽しむ人々がたくさんいた。

There were many people enjoying the cool air by the riverside.

Example Vocabulary

涼しい

すずしい

cool; refreshing

涼しい顔

すずしいかお

nonchalant look; acting as if nothing happened

涼やか

すずやか

涼

りょう

coolness; cool breeze

清涼

せいりょう

涼む

すずむ

to cool oneself, to cool down

荒涼

こうりょう

desolate; bleak

涼風

りょうふう

涼し気

すずしげ

納涼

のうりょう

enjoying the cool evening breeze

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