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    3. 寒

    寒

    寒かん

    midwinter

    KMT10News #37+1NounWeather & GeographyKanji Vocab12 strokes

    かん

    Noun

    1.
    midwinter, cold season, coldest days of the year

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    寒かんの時じ期きはとても寒さむい。

    The midwinter period is very cold.

    KMT5Weather & Geography
    寒かんの戻もどりで、春はるが来きたと思おもったらまた寒さむくなった。

    With a return to midwinter cold, just when we thought spring had arrived, it got cold again.

    KMT9Weather & GeographyNature & Environment
    寒かんに入はいり、いよいよ冬ふゆ本ほん番ばんとなった。

    With the arrival of midwinter, winter has truly begun.

    KMT10Weather & GeographyNature & Environment
    寒かんの入いりから節せつ分ぶんまでの期き間かんを「寒かんの内うち」と呼よぶ。

    The period from the beginning of midwinter until Setsubun is called "Kan no Uchi".

    KMT10Weather & GeographyCulture & Traditions
    寒かんの時じ期きには、寒かん稽げい古こを行おこなう武ぶ道どうが多おおい。

    Many martial arts practice winter training (kangeiko) during the midwinter period.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsSports & Martial Arts

    Kanji that make up this word

    寒
    さむ.い…(3)
    cold
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