冷ます
さます
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool
- to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
Kanji
- 冷 cool. Read as さます.
Example sentences
- ちょっと冷まして、熱いうちは食べないように。
Let your food cool off a bit; don't eat it while it's hot. - 復讐は冷ましてから食べる料理である。
Revenge is a dish best served cold. - 作り方は簡単!鍋に材料を入れ火にかけ、ひと煮立ちしたら火を止め、あとは冷ますだけです。
It's easy to make! All you have to do is put the ingredients in a pot, heat it up, turn off the heat once it boils, and let it cool. - 水分が多く含まれる夏野菜は、体内の熱を冷ます作用があります。
Summer vegetables that contain a lot of water have the effect of cooling down the body. - 煮物は一度冷ますと、味が染みこみ美味しくなります。
If you give simmered food a moment to cool, the flavors will spread throughout the dish, and it'll taste really good.
Common phrases
Related forms
- 冷める (さめる) to cool down (intransitive partner)