寒水石

かんすいせき

whitish marble (from northern Ibaraki), white limestone

寒中水泳

かんちゅうすいえい

swimming in the middle of winter or the cold season

寒

かん さむ さぶ

cold

大寒小寒

おおさむこさむ

first verse of a nursery rhyme sung by children on cold days (similar to "It's Raining, It's Pouring")

寒烏

かんがらす

crow in winter

寒暁

かんぎょう

cold winter dawn

寒雲

かんうん

clouds in midwinter, cold winter clouds

甚寒

じんかん

intense cold

寒煙

かんえん

cold smoke

寒鮒

かんぶな かんふな

crucian carp caught in midwinter

露寒

つゆさむ つゆざむ

cold at the end of autumn

寒竹

かんちく カンチク

marbled bamboo (Chimonobambusa marmorea)

寒極

かんきょく さむごく

a place of extreme cold

寒雨

かんう

cold winter rain

耐寒

たいかん

cold-resistant

寒菊

かんぎく カンキク

winter chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum indicum) (hardy chrysanth variety), Chinese aster

寒梅

かんばい

plum tree which blossoms in winter, early-flowering plum tree

寒卵

かんたまご

egg laid in winter

寒椿

かんつばき

camellia-like plant native to China