冷
cool; cold (beer, person); chill
7 strokes. Taught in grade 4. Newspaper frequency rank 667.
Readings
- レイ (on reading): 冷蔵庫 (れいぞうこ) refrigerator; 冷静 (れいせい) calmness
- つめたい (kun reading): 冷たい (つめたい) cold (to the touch); 冷たい戦争 (つめたいせんそう) cold war
- ひえる (kun reading): 冷える (ひえる) to grow cold; 冷え込む (ひえこむ) to get (very) cold
- さめる (kun reading): 冷める (さめる) to cool down; 湯冷め (ゆざめ) chilly feeling after a bath
- ひやす (kun reading): 冷やす (ひやす) to cool; 頭を冷やす (あたまをひやす) to cool down one's anger
- ひや (kun reading): 冷やし中華 (ひやしちゅうか) chilled Chinese noodles; 冷や汗 (ひやあせ) cold sweat
- さます (kun reading): 冷ます (さます) to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); 湯冷まし (ゆざまし) boiled water which has cooled
- ひややか (kun reading): 冷ややか (ひややか) cold
- ひやかす (kun reading): 冷やかす (ひやかす) to banter
Components
Words using 冷
- 冷蔵庫 (れいぞうこ) refrigerator
- 冷静 (れいせい) calmness
- 冷凍 (れいとう) freezing
- 冷房 (れいぼう) air conditioning
- 冷凍庫 (れいとうこ) freezer
- 冷たい (つめたい) cold (to the touch)
- 冷たい戦争 (つめたいせんそう) cold war
- 冷たい暗黒物質 (つめたいあんこくぶっしつ) cold dark matter
- 冷える (ひえる) to grow cold
- 冷え込む (ひえこむ) to get (very) cold
- 冷え (ひえ) chilliness
- 冷え性 (ひえしょう) sensitivity to cold
- 冷え冷え (ひえびえ) with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature)
- 冷める (さめる) to cool down
- 湯冷め (ゆざめ) chilly feeling after a bath
- 冷めやらぬ (さめやらぬ) lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.)
- ほとぼりが冷める (ほとぼりがさめる) the heat is off
- 熱が冷める (ねつがさめる) to lose interest (in)
- 冷やす (ひやす) to cool
- 頭を冷やす (あたまをひやす) to cool down one's anger
- 肝を冷やす (きもをひやす) to be struck with terror
- 胸を冷やす (むねをひやす) to be frightened
- 冷やし中華 (ひやしちゅうか) chilled Chinese noodles
- 冷や汗 (ひやあせ) cold sweat
- 冷や麦 (ひやむぎ) thin udon noodles (served chilled)
- 冷や (ひや) cold water
- 冷やかし (ひやかし) banter
- 冷ます (さます) to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature)
- 湯冷まし (ゆざまし) boiled water which has cooled
- 燗冷まし (かんざまし) leftover sake (which has cooled)
- 興を冷ます (きょうをさます) to be a wet-blanket
- 冷ややか (ひややか) cold
- 冷やかす (ひやかす) to banter
- 冷奴 (ひややっこ) cold tofu (served with condiments)
- お冷 (おひや) cold (drinking) water
- 冷酒 (ひやざけ) cold sake
235 words in all.