How to say "Cool" in Japanese
If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Cool" you've come to the right place!
the Japanese word for "Cool" is "Samasu", written in japanese as "冷ます".
Here's a more detailed 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.
The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 1 Kanji:
The kanji "冷" means "Cold" and can be read as "Sa", "Hi", "Rei" and "Tsume"
Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.
What does "Samasu" mean in japanese?
"Samasu" means "Cool" .
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How to write "Cool" in Japanese
To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.
But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.
Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.
This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:
The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". The hiragana "す" is read as "su". The hiragana "さ" is read as "sa". The hiragana "ひ" is read as "hi". The hiragana "れ" is read as "re". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". And The hiragana "め" is read as "me".
About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.