Moto 冷: Cool; Cold (beer, Person); ChillKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- レイ
- Kun'yomi
- つめ(たい)、ひ(える)、ひ(や)、ひ(ややか)、ひ(やす)、ひ(やかす)、さ(める)、さ(ます)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 261 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (レイ)
- 冷戦れいせんcold war
- 冷静れいせいcalmness; composure
- 冷却れいきゃくcooling; refrigeration
- 冷蔵庫れいぞうこrefrigerator; fridge
- 冷凍れいとうfreezing; cold storage
- 冷夏れいかcool summer; cold summer
- 冷房れいぼうair conditioning; air cooling
- 冷害れいがいcold-weather damage (to crops)
- 冷暖房れいだんぼうair conditioning and heating
- 冷水れいすいcold water
- 冷淡れいたんcool; indifferent
- 保冷ほれいkeeping (something) cool
- 冷凍庫れいとうこfreezer
- 冷凍食品れいとうしょくひんfrozen food
- 冷却期間れいきゃくきかんcooling-off period
- 冷厳れいげんgrim; stern
- 冷媒れいばいrefrigerant; coolant
- 冷徹れいてつcool-headed; level-headed
- 冷気れいきcold; chill
- 冷笑れいしょうsneer; derision
- 冷蔵れいぞうcold storage; refrigeration
- 冷遇れいぐうcold reception; inhospitality
- 冷酷れいこくcruelty; coldheartedness
- 寒冷かんれいcold; coldness
- 寒冷前線かんれいぜんせんcold front
- 水冷すいれいwater cooling
- 空冷くうれいair cooling
- ガス冷却炉ガスれいきゃくろgas-cooled reactor
- ファン冷却式ファンれいきゃくしきfan-equipped cooling system; fan-cooled system
- リービヒ冷却器リービヒれいきゃくきLiebig condenser
- 一次冷却水いちじれいきゃくすいprimary cooling water
- 二次冷却水にじれいきゃくすいsecondary cooling water (esp. in a pressurized water reactor)
- 人体冷凍保存じんたいれいとうほぞんcryonics
- 保冷剤ほれいざいrefrigerant; thermal gel
- 保冷車ほれいしゃrefrigerator truck; reefer truck
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 冷ややかひややかcold; chilly
- 冷えひえchilliness; coldness
- 冷えるひえるto grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly
- 冷やすひやすto cool (from room temperature); to chill
- 冷え切るひえきるto become completely chilled
- 冷え性ひえしょうsensitivity to cold
- 冷え込むひえこむto get (much) colder; to deepen (cold)
- 冷たいつめたいcold (to the touch); chilly
- 冷ますさますto cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool
- 冷めるさめるto cool down; to get cold
- 冷やひやcold water
- 冷やかしひやかしbanter; teasing
- 冷やかすひやかすto banter; to make fun of
- 冷や汗ひやあせcold sweat
- 冷や飯ひやめしcold rice
- 寝冷えねびえindisposition (e.g. a cold) caused by getting chilled while sleeping
- 底冷えそこびえpenetrating cold
- 花冷えはなびえchilly spring weather
- お冷やおひやcold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water
- きもを冷やすきもをひやすto be struck with terror; to be terrified
- ほとぼりが冷めるほとぼりがさめるthe heat is off; things calm down
- むねを冷やすむねをひやすto be frightened
Other readings
- 冷汗ひやあせcold sweat
- お冷おひやcold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water
- ホトボリが冷めるほとぼりがさめるthe heat is off; things calm down
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