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JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

冷ひやかす

hiyakasu

to tease, to make fun of

Example sentences

彼かれらはジャックの髪かみの刈かり方かたをひやかした。
They made fun of Jack’s haircut.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
人前ひとまえで彼かれを冷ひやかすなんて君きみは意地悪いじわるだ。
It is mean of you to ridicule him in public.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
学校がっこうで冷ひやかされる
to be teased at school
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Kanji in 冷

冷cool; cold (beer, person)OnレイKunつめたい・ひえる・ひや

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