I Love Kanji冷える (hieru)
冷える (ひえる, hieru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to grow cold; to get chilly”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ひえる
- Romaji
- hieru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down · ichidan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 冷える
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 冷える | ひえる hieru |
| Polite (~masu) | 冷えます | ひえます hiemasu |
| Negative | 冷えない | ひえない hienai |
| Polite negative | 冷えません | ひえません hiemasen |
| Past | 冷えた | ひえた hieta |
| Polite past | 冷えました | ひえました hiemashita |
| Negative past | 冷えなかった | ひえなかった hienakatta |
| Te-form | 冷えて | ひえて hiete |
| Potential | 冷えられる | ひえられる hierareru |
| Passive | 冷えられる | ひえられる hierareru |
| Causative | 冷えさせる | ひえさせる hiesaseru |
| Volitional | 冷えよう | ひえよう hieyou |
| Imperative | 冷えろ | ひえろ hiero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 冷えれば | ひえれば hiereba |
Kanji in 冷える
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 冷える.
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 1556630 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.