寒冷

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 寒冷(かんれい) describes cold conditions with a low temperature.
• Basic usage: It is used to describe a cold region's climate or cold air arriving from the north.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The form before a noun
  • Before a noun, use 寒冷な地域 with な. Describing the same area as 寒い地域 uses an i-adjective and therefore a different connecting form.