Word Meaning 冷える

ひえる hieru

冷える is read as ひえる (hieru) and means to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator).

Meaning

English

  1. to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator)
  2. to get chilly
  3. to cool down

Reading

Kana

ひえる

Romaji

hieru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 暖まる,温まる Related Words 手足,冷たい,冷え性 Rank 6185 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

冷める

さめる

to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.)

冷え切る

ひえきる

to become completely chilled

冷たい

つめたい

cold (to the touch)

冷戦

れいせん

cold war

冷静

れいせい

calmness

冷水

れいすい

cold water

冷やす

ひやす

to be frightened (at)

冷え込む

ひえこむ

to feel very cold (of the body)

冷え性

ひえしょう

sensitivity to cold

冷笑

れいしょう

sneer

Example Sentences

10

It's very cold.

It's so cold tonight.

It will cool down tonight.

It's rather cold today.

It gets cold in the mornings and evenings, so I want to take care how I dress.

It's quite cold this morning. Look, my breath comes out white.

Gelatine has the property of setting as it cools.

It looks like the temperature is going to drop tonight, so be careful not to catch a cold.

It will get very cold tonight. Maybe it will snow tomorrow.

Hawaii, y'know, has a lot of houses with fireplaces, doesn't it? The mornings and evenings over there get cold as well so people who feel the cold light fires.