How to say 'Cool' in Japanese | 冷める

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The Japanese word for Cool is 'Sameru', written as 冷める in Japanese.'Cool' in hiragana is さめる.

word

冷める

Meaning

Cool

Reading

さめる

sameru

Kanji

冷Cold

Explanation

The Japanese verb '冷める (さめる)' means 'to cool down' or 'to lose heat'. It is commonly used to describe something that was hot or warm but has now cooled to a lower temperature. This verb can be used for both physical objects, like food or drinks, and abstract concepts, like emotions or enthusiasm. For example: the soup has cooled down「スープが冷めた」(スープがさめた). Her enthusiasm for the project cooled「彼女のプロジェクトへの熱意が冷めた」(かのじょのプロジェクトへのねついがさめた). Note that '冷める' is an intransitive verb, meaning it does not take a direct object. The transitive counterpart is '冷ます (さます)', which means 'to cool something down'.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5660

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 冷める

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

冷

Meaning

Cold

Hiragana in the Word 冷める

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

め

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 冷める 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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'Sameru' means 'Cool' .

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