Word Meaning 冷や汗

ひやあせ hiyaase

冷や汗 is read as ひやあせ (hiyaase) and means cold sweat.

Meaning

English

  1. cold sweat

Reading

Kana

ひやあせ

Romaji

hiyaase

Writing Variants

  • 冷汗 ひやあせ hiyaase
  • 冷汗 れいかん reikan

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 736 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

冷汗三斗

れいかんさんと

breaking into cold sweat when one is very embarrassed or scared

汗冷え

あせびえ

chill caused by sweating

冷蔵庫

れいぞうこ

refrigerator

冷凍

れいとう

freezing

冷蔵

れいぞう

cold storage

冷凍食品

れいとうしょくひん

frozen food

冷凍庫

れいとうこ

freezer

あせ

gulp

発汗

はっかん

sweating

冷たい

つべたい

cold (to the touch)

冷戦

れいせん

cold war

冷房

れいぼう

air conditioning

Example Sentences

3

ひやあせがせなかをながれた。

cold sweat ran down my back.

That was a close shave.

When Kawazoe pinned me down at the meeting, I broke out in a cold sweat.