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How to say 'Cool' in Japanese | 冷ます

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The Japanese word for Cool is 'Samasu', written as 冷ます in Japanese.'Cool' in hiragana is さます.

    Meaning

    Cool

    Reading

    さます

    samasu

    Kanji

    Cold

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '冷ます (さます)' means 'to cool'. This verb is used when referring to the action of reducing the temperature of something, typically food or drinks, to make it suitable for consumption or handling. It can also be used metaphorically to describe cooling down emotions or situations. For example: I cooled the tea「お茶を冷ました」(おちゃをさました). She cooled her anger「彼女は怒りを冷ました」(かのじょはおこりをさました). Note that '冷ます' is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object to indicate what is being cooled.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    3836

    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 冷ます

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Cold

Hiragana in the Word 冷ます

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ma
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Su

Words Related to 冷ます Through the Kanji

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 'Samasu' (冷ます) mean?

'Samasu' means 'Cool' .

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