I Love Kanji冷める (sameru)
冷める (さめる, sameru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to cool down; to get cold”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- さめる
- Romaji
- sameru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to cool down; to get cold · ichidan verb, intransitive
- to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to dampen; to fade; to wane · ichidan verb, intransitive
- to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed · ichidan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 冷める
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 冷める | さめる sameru |
| Polite (~masu) | 冷めます | さめます samemasu |
| Negative | 冷めない | さめない samenai |
| Polite negative | 冷めません | さめません samemasen |
| Past | 冷めた | さめた sameta |
| Polite past | 冷めました | さめました samemashita |
| Negative past | 冷めなかった | さめなかった samenakatta |
| Te-form | 冷めて | さめて samete |
| Potential | 冷められる | さめられる samerareru |
| Passive | 冷められる | さめられる samerareru |
| Causative | 冷めさせる | さめさせる samesaseru |
| Volitional | 冷めよう | さめよう sameyou |
| Imperative | 冷めろ | さめろ samero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 冷めれば | さめれば samereba |
Kanji in 冷める
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 冷める.
冷たいつめたいcold (to the touch)冷蔵庫れいぞうこrefrigerator冷房れいぼうair conditioning冷えるひえるto grow cold冷静れいせいcalmness冷ますさますto cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature)冷やすひやすto cool冷凍れいとうfreezing冷酷れいこくcruelty冷蔵れいぞうcold storage冷淡れいたんcool冷やかすひやかすto banter
Source: JMdict entry 1556750 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.