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How to say 'Chill' in Japanese | 冷え込む

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The Japanese word for Chill is 'Hiekomu', written as 冷え込む in Japanese.'Chill' in hiragana is ひえこむ.

    word

    冷え込む

    Meaning

    Chill

    Reading

    ひえこむ

    hiekomu

    Kanji

    冷Cold 込Put in, Crowded

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '冷え込む (ひえこむ)' means 'to chill' or 'to become cold'. It is often used to describe a sudden drop in temperature, either in the weather or in a person's body. For example: The weather suddenly chilled「急に冷え込んだ」(きゅうにひえこんだ). My body feels chilled「体が冷え込む」(からだがひえこむ). This verb can also be used metaphorically to describe a situation or atmosphere becoming cold or tense. For example: The atmosphere in the room chilled「部屋の雰囲気が冷え込んだ」(へやのふんいきがひえこんだ).

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    6698

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 冷え込む

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    冷

    Meaning

    Cold

  • kanji

    込

    Meaning

    Put in, Crowded

Hiragana in the Word 冷え込む

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    え

    Reading

    E

  • hiragana

    む

    Reading

    Mu

Words Related to 冷え込む Through the Kanji 冷

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 冷 as well.

  • word

    冷える

    Meaning

    Cool

  • word

    冷蔵庫

    Meaning

    Refrigerator

  • word

    冷房

    Meaning

    Air conditioning

  • word

    冷たい

    Meaning

    Cold

  • word

    冷ます

    Meaning

    Cool

  • word

    冷蔵

    Meaning

    Refrigeration

  • word

    冷める

    Meaning

    Cool

  • word

    冷やす

    Meaning

    Cool

  • word

    冷やかす

    Meaning

    Tease

  • word

    冷凍

    Meaning

    Freezing

  • word

    冷静

    Meaning

    Calm

  • word

    冷淡

    Meaning

    Indifferent

Words Related to 冷え込む Through the Kanji 込

These 33 Words contain the Kanji 込 as well.

  • word

    申し込む

    Meaning

    Apply

  • word

    混む・込む

    Meaning

    Mix, Crowded

  • word

    込める

    Meaning

    Put, Include

  • word

    組み込む

    Meaning

    Incorporate, Embed

  • word

    飛び込む

    Meaning

    Jump into

  • word

    持ち込む

    Meaning

    Bring in

  • word

    込む

    Meaning

    Crowded

  • word

    突き込む

    Meaning

    Thrust

  • word

    思い込む

    Meaning

    Assume, Convince

  • word

    振り込み

    Meaning

    Transfer

  • word

    入り込む

    Meaning

    Enter

  • word

    飲み込む

    Meaning

    Swallow, Comprehend

  • word

    巻き込む

    Meaning

    Involve

  • word

    乗り込む

    Meaning

    Enter, Board

  • word

    のぞき込む

    Meaning

    Peek

  • word

    取り込む

    Meaning

    Takein, Confuse

  • word

    書き込む

    Meaning

    Write in

  • word

    落ち込む

    Meaning

    Depressed

  • word

    見込み

    Meaning

    Prospect

  • word

    申し込み

    Meaning

    Application

  • word

    払い込む

    Meaning

    Pay

  • word

    割り込む

    Meaning

    Cut in, Interrupt

  • word

    引っ込む

    Meaning

    Withdraw

  • word

    人込み

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    立て込む

    Meaning

    Crowded

  • word

    打ち込む

    Meaning

    Input, Devote

  • word

    振り込む

    Meaning

    Transfer

  • word

    吸い込む

    Meaning

    Inhale

  • word

    差し込む

    Meaning

    Insert, Pierce

  • word

    込み

    Meaning

    Included

  • word

    踏み込む

    Meaning

    Step in

  • word

    追い込む

    Meaning

    Corner

  • word

    突っ込む

    Meaning

    Criticize, Plunge

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What does 'Hiekomu' (冷え込む) mean?

'Hiekomu' means 'Chill' .

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