11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N2

refreshing, nice and cool

Kun'yomi
  • cool ②clear (e.g. eyes) ③clear ④composed (facial expression)
  • to cool oneself
  • すずやか
    refreshing
  • うす
  • ひや
  • まことに
On'yomi
  • リョ
    cool breeze
Nanori
  • りょ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

リョウ 59.3%
すずしいすずすずやか 40.7%

Character Breakdown

refreshing, nice and cool
リョウ すず.しい うす.い (9th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
capital, 10**16
キョウ キン ケイ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

cool breeze
cool ②clear (e.g. eyes) ③clear ④composed (facial expression)
to cool oneself
escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 6DBC
JIS X 0208 1-46-35
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2598
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3198
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 521
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 633
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 382
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 477
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 313
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 335
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1490
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1330
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1268
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17606
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1906
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1204
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1267
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 689
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1460
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 340
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1216
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 319
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a8.31
Four corner code 3019.6
De Roo Code 341