I Love Kanji冷ます (samasu)
冷ます (さます, samasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- さます
- Romaji
- samasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool · godan verb, transitive
- to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 冷ます
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 | 冷ます | さます samasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 冷まします | さまします samashimasu |
| Negative | 冷まさない | さまさない samasanai |
| Polite negative | 冷ましません | さましません samashimasen |
| Past | 冷ました | さました samashita |
| Polite past | 冷ましました | さましました samashimashita |
| Negative past | 冷まさなかった | さまさなかった samasanakatta |
| Te-form | 冷まして | さまして samashite |
| Potential | 冷ませる | さませる samaseru |
| Passive | 冷まされる | さまされる samasareru |
| Causative | 冷まさせる | さまさせる samasaseru |
| Volitional | 冷まそう | さまそう samasou |
| Imperative | 冷ませ | さませ samase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 冷ませば | さませば samaseba |
Kanji in 冷ます
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 冷ます.
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 1556740 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.