涼
りょう · ryou (also spelled ryo)
Cool breeze, cool air, refreshing coolness
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high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
窓を開けると、涼しい風が入ってきた。
まどをあけると、すずしいかぜがはいってきた。
When I opened the window, a cool breeze came in.
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夜中から、急に涼しくなってきた。
よなかから、きゅうにすずしくなってきた。
From midnight, it suddenly started to get cool.
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新居の近くに川があるから、夏は涼しくて過ごしやすいかもしれない。
しんきょのちかくにかわがあるから、なつはすずしくてすごしやすいかもしれない。
There's a river near the new place, so it might be cool and comfortable in summer.
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朝の涼しい時間から、もう大勢の人が泳いでいる。
あさのすずしいじかんから、もうおおぜいのひとがおよいでいる。
Already from the cool morning hours, many people are swimming.
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What does 涼 mean?
Cool breeze, cool air, refreshing coolness.
How do you pronounce 涼?
りょう (ryou). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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