I Love Kanji冷やす (hiyasu)
冷やす (ひやす, hiyasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to cool; to chill”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ひやす
- Romaji
- hiyasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to cool; to chill; to refrigerate · godan verb, transitive
- to calm down; to cool off; to regain one's composure; to relax · godan verb, transitive
- to be frightened (at); to be scared (of) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 冷やす
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 冷やす | ひやす hiyasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 冷やします | ひやします hiyashimasu |
| Negative | 冷やさない | ひやさない hiyasanai |
| Polite negative | 冷やしません | ひやしません hiyashimasen |
| Past | 冷やした | ひやした hiyashita |
| Polite past | 冷やしました | ひやしました hiyashimashita |
| Negative past | 冷やさなかった | ひやさなかった hiyasanakatta |
| Te-form | 冷やして | ひやして hiyashite |
| Potential | 冷やせる | ひやせる hiyaseru |
| Passive | 冷やされる | ひやされる hiyasareru |
| Causative | 冷やさせる | ひやさせる hiyasaseru |
| Volitional | 冷やそう | ひやそう hiyasou |
| Imperative | 冷やせ | ひやせ hiyase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 冷やせば | ひやせば hiyaseba |
Kanji in 冷やす
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 冷やす.
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)冷めるさめるto cool down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 1556770 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.