Illustration: In an apartment kitchen on a hot afternoon, a parent lowers a tightly capped bottle of barley tea into a deep basin filled with ice and water. One hand holds the bottle below the floating cubes while the other gently turns it to cool it evenly.

JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

冷ひやす

hiyasu

to cool, to chill

Example sentences

  1. ワインをもっと冷ひやしたいんだ。

    I want to chill the wine more.

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  2. 病人びょうにんの頭あたまを氷こおりで冷ひやした。

    I cooled the patient’s head with ice.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 白しろワインは出だす前まえに冷ひやす方ほうがいいよ。

    It’s better to chill white wine before you serve it.

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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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