Meaning

Primary

Cold

Alternatives

Cool, Cold To The Touch

Word Type

い adjective

Explanation

Something that is cool is cold. This refers to something that is cold to the touch, not the weather or something like that (which is 寒い).

Reading

つめたい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's mnemonic to help you: Something that is really cold to the touch is cold enough to make ice cream with.

Context

Context Sentences

冷たいコーヒーのことを、日本語では「アイスコーヒー」と呼びます。

We call cold coffee "ice coffee" in Japanese.

Kanji Composition