How to say 'Cool' in Japanese | 冷やす

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The Japanese word for Cool is 'Hiyasu', written as 冷やす in Japanese.'Cool' in hiragana is ひやす.

word

冷やす

Meaning

Cool

Reading

ひやす

hiyasu

Kanji

冷Cold

Explanation

The Japanese verb '冷やす (ひやす)' means 'to cool' or 'to chill'. It is used to describe the action of making something colder, often in a literal sense, such as cooling food or drinks. For example: I will cool the beer「ビールを冷やします」(びーるをひやします). Please chill the watermelon「スイカを冷やしてください」(すいかをひやしてください). This verb can also be used metaphorically, such as cooling down emotions or a situation. For instance: He cooled his anger「彼は怒りを冷やした」(かれはおこりをひやした). Note that '冷やす' is transitive and requires a direct object.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6370

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 冷やす

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

冷

Meaning

Cold

Hiragana in the Word 冷やす

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

や

Reading

hiragana

す

Reading

Words Related to 冷やす 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

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冷たい

Meaning

Cold

word

冷ます

Meaning

Cool

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冷蔵

Meaning

Refrigeration

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冷める

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 'Hiyasu' (冷やす) mean?

'Hiyasu' means 'Cool' .

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