冷 Kanji – cool
The Japanese kanji 冷 can mean cool, cold (beer, person), chill.
Meaning and Readings
How is 冷 read?
冷 has the onyomi reading レイ and the kunyomi readings つめたい, ひえる, ひや, ひややか, ひやす, ひやかす, さめる, さます.
In romaji, these readings can be written as rei, tsumetai, hieru, hiya, hiyayaka, hiyasu, hiyakasu, sameru, samasu.
Common Japanese Words Using 冷
These common Japanese words contain 冷. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 寒冷（かんれい） — cold, coldness, chilliness
- 冷え（ひえ） — chilliness, coldness
- 冷える（ひえる） — to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator), to get chilly, to cool down
- 冷え込む（ひえこむ） — to get (very) cold, to get (much) colder
- 冷え性（ひえしょう） — sensitivity to cold, poor circulation
- 冷たい（つめたい） — cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing
- 冷ます（さます） — to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature), to let cool
- 冷める（さめる） — to cool down, to get cold
- 冷やかす（ひやかす） — to banter, to make fun of, to jeer at
- 冷やす（ひやす） — to cool (from room temperature), to chill, to refrigerate