冷ややか

ひややか

Also written 冷やか

Meanings

1. な-adjective cold; chilly; cool
2. cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; indifferent; distant; surly; curt
3. composed; cool; calm

Kanji

• 冷 cool. Read as ひややか.

Example sentences

• 先生は冷ややかだった。
  The teacher had a cold demeanor.

Common phrases

• 冷ややかな目
• 冷ややかな声
• 冷ややかな視線

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