Mnemonic
Your wife walks out onto the ice of a frozen lake—barefoot, fearless. She begins to dance, spinning with impossible grace, and the ice beneath her glows. Everyone watching feels a chill beyond the cold. It's extraordinary—something almost supernatural, breathtaking.
Additional thoughts
Picture moonlit ice glowing beneath bare feet. The wife's dance is so stunning it sends shivers down your spine—not from cold, but from sheer awe. That blend of beauty and eeriness is what makes it extraordinary.Quick recall
A wife dances barefoot on ice with supernatural grace—utterly extraordinary.Details
The keyword for 凄 is extraordinary. This kanji conveys a sense of something that is intensely remarkable, awe-inspiring, or even uncanny in its impressiveness. It carries a nuance that goes beyond simple admiration, often suggesting something so striking or powerful that it evokes a mixture of wonder and even a slight chill or eeriness. In modern Japanese, it is commonly used to express that something is amazing, tremendous, or beyond the ordinary in degree or intensity.
- On'yomi
- せい、さい
- Kun'yomi
- さむ.い、すご.い、すさ.まじい