12 寒 Cold
Radical Combination
Meaning
Primary
Cold
Mnemonic
The roof, even though it's almost spring, is still covered in ice so it's cold. Inside the house is cold, outside the house is cold. Everything is cold!
Readings
On’yomi
かん
Kun’yomi
さむ
Nanori
None
Mnemonic
You can't stand the cold anymore, so you hire a samurai to come try to hack the ice off of your roof with his sword. You stand outside shivering, and watching as the samurai tries to stab the ice off of your roof.