How to say 'Cool' in Japanese | 冷える

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The Japanese word for Cool is 'Hieru', written as 冷える in Japanese.'Cool' in hiragana is ひえる.

word

冷える

Meaning

Cool

Reading

ひえる

hieru

Kanji

冷Cold

Explanation

The Japanese verb '冷える (ひえる)' means 'to cool' or 'to become cold'. It is often used to describe a decrease in temperature, either literally or metaphorically. For example: the beer has cooled「ビールが冷えた」(びーるがひえた). My body feels cold「体が冷える」(からだがひえる). This verb can also be used to describe a cooling of emotions or relationships, such as 'their relationship has cooled down'「彼らの関係は冷えた」(かれらのかんけいはひえた). Note that '冷える' is an intransitive verb, meaning it does not take a direct object. To express the action of cooling something else, the transitive verb '冷やす (ひやす)' is used.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1600

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

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

Kanji in the Word 冷える

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

冷

Meaning

Cold

Hiragana in the Word 冷える

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

え

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 冷える Through the Kanji 冷

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 冷 as well.

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

冷え込む

Meaning

Chill

word

冷やかす

Meaning

Tease

word

冷凍

Meaning

Freezing

word

冷静

Meaning

Calm

word

冷淡

Meaning

Indifferent

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What does 'Hieru' (冷える) mean?

'Hieru' means 'Cool' .

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