涼 – JLPT N2 Kanji, Kanji for nice and cool, refreshing

涼

Strokes: 11

Meanings: nice and cool, refreshing
Onyomi: リョウ
Kunyomi: すず.しい , すず.む
Name Readings: りょ
JLPT: N2
Grade: 8
Frequency: -
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Story

涼 is formed from the water radical 氵 on the left and the character 京 on the right. 氵 represents water or coolness, while 京 originally relates to an open, elevated place. Together, they suggest a cool, refreshing feeling like water or air moving through an open space. From this structure, 涼 came to mean cool, refreshing, or pleasantly cold.

Short Story

涼 shows water bringing a refreshing coolness, meaning cool or refreshing.

Mnemonic

Think of water (氵) flowing through an open place (京), creating a fresh, cool feeling. That refreshing coolness is 涼.

Vocabulary Examples

Word	Reading	Meaning	Meta
涼	りょう	cool breeze, cool air, refreshing coolness	Noun
涼しい	すずしい	cool, refreshing	common JLPT-N5 I-adjective (keiyoushi)
涼む	すずむ	to cool oneself, to cool off, to enjoy the cool air	common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb
涼風	りょうふう	cool breeze, refreshing breeze	common Noun
涼しき方	すずしきかた	Amitabha's Pure Land, Sukhavati	Noun
涼み	すずみ	cooling oneself, enjoying the cool air	Noun
涼み台	すずみだい	outdoor bench (placed under the eaves of a house and used for cooling off during the summer)	Noun
涼しき道	すずしきみち	the path to Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land)	Noun
涼み客	すずみきゃく	people out enjoying the cool breezes	Noun
涼しげ	すずしげ	cool (of temperature), refreshing	Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

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Example Sentences

Example #1

夏は涼しい風が心地いいです。

なつはすずしいかぜがここちいいです

natsu wa suzushii kaze ga kokochi ii desu

A cool breeze feels nice in summer.

Example #2

川のそばは涼しいです。

かわのそばはすずしいです

kawa no soba wa suzushii desu

It is cool by the river.

Example #3

涼しい部屋で本を読みます。

すずしいへやでほんをよみます

suzushii heya de hon o yomimasu

I read a book in a cool room.

Example #4

涼しい朝に散歩をします。

すずしいあさにさんぽをします

suzushii asa ni sanpo o shimasu

I take a walk in the cool morning.

Example #5

山の上は涼しいです。

やまのうえはすずしいです

yama no ue wa suzushii desu

It is cool on top of the mountain.

Example #6

涼しい川の水で手を洗います。

すずしいかわのみずでてをあらいます

suzushii kawa no mizu de te o araimasu

I wash my hands in the cool river water.

Example #7

涼しい場所で休憩します。

すずしいばしょできゅうけいします

suzushii basho de kyuukei shimasu

I rest in a cool place.

Example #8

扇風機で涼しくなります。

せんぷうきですずしくなります

senpuuki de suzushiku narimasu

It becomes cool with a fan.

Example #9

涼しい夜に星を見ます。

すずしいよるにほしをみます

suzushii yoru ni hoshi o mimasu

I watch the stars on a cool night.

Example #10

涼しい風が部屋に入ります。

すずしいかぜがへやにはいります

suzushii kaze ga heya ni hairimasu

A cool breeze enters the room.

Example #11

涼しい川辺でピクニックをします。

すずしいかわべでぴくにっくをします

suzushii kawabe de pikunikku o shimasu

I have a picnic by the cool riverside.

Example #12

涼しい水で顔を洗います。

すずしいみずでかおをあらいます

suzushii mizu de kao o araimasu

I wash my face with cool water.

Example #13

涼しい部屋で勉強します。

すずしいへやでべんきょうします

suzushii heya de benkyou shimasu

I study in a cool room.

Example #14

山の涼しい空気を吸います。

やまのすずしいくうきをすいます

yama no suzushii kuuki o suimasu

I breathe the cool mountain air.

Example #15

涼しい風が顔に当たって気持ちいいです。

すずしいかぜがかおにあたってきもちいいです

suzushii kaze ga kao ni atatte kimochi ii desu

The cool breeze hits my face and feels nice.

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Kanji Info

Kanji: 涼

JLPT: n2

Strokes: 11

Grade: 8

Unicode: 6DBC

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