涼 means “cool, refreshing”

すず · suzu

Also: nice and cool

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): すずしい, すずむ, すずやか, うすい, ひやす
On'yomi (Chinese reading): リョウ

Taught in secondary school · 11 strokes

The story

Water (氵) brings refreshing coolness: 涼しい (suzushii) is the welcome relief of an evening breeze after a hot summer day. It carries a poetic sense of elegant coolness.

Used in 涼風 (suzukaze, cool breeze) and 清涼 (seiryou, refreshing)

涼 means “cool, refreshing”

The story

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