What does kanji 氷 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 氷 is icicle.

How is kanji 氷 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 氷 are こおり, ひ, こお.る; the onyomi readings are ヒョウ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 氷?

Kanji 氷 is taught in Jōyō Grade 3.

What is the main radical of kanji 氷?

The main radical for kanji 氷 is 水.

What words use kanji 氷?

Example words that use kanji 氷 include 氷室, 氷水, 氷山, 氷る.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 8

氷

Meaning

Kanji 氷

icicle

icicle, ice, hail, freeze, congeal

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: こおりひこお.る
Onyomi 音読み: ヒョウ
Nanori 名乗り: すい

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 3
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #1450
Strokes: 5
Radical: 水
Components: 丶 • 水
Kanji Kentei: Level 8
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 168 entries that include this kanji.

氷室

こおりむろ

ice house

氷水

こおりすい

ice water

氷山

ひょうざん

iceberg

氷る

こおる

to freeze

氷

つらら

ice

氷点下

ひょうてんか

below freezing

氷河

ひょうが

glacier

氷原

ひょうげん

ice field

氷解

ひょうかい

melting (of ice)

氷あられ

こおりあられ

small hail

氷アンカー

こおりアンカー

ice anchor

氷が張る

こおりがはる

to become frozen over

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

コップに氷を入れてください。

please put ice in the glass.

池が氷でおおわれている。

the pond is covered with ice.

今朝は道が氷のように冷たかった。

the road felt as cold as ice this morning.

寒さで水が氷になった。

the water froze into ice because of the cold.

屋根から長い氷が下がっている。

a long icicle is hanging from the roof.

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