冷える
hieru
Description
「冷える」は、物や体の温度が下がって、つめたくなることを表します。
"冷える" means that the temperature of an object or body drops and becomes cold.
夜になって空気が冷えるときや、体が冷えて寒く感じるときによく使います。
It is often used when the air cools at night or when the body feels cold and chilly.
Meanings
冷えるhieru
to become cold; to cool down
夜は気温がとても冷えます。
The temperature gets very cold at night.
冷えるhieru
to feel chilled (of one's body)
足が冷えて眠れません。
My feet are cold and I can't sleep.
冷えるhieru
to grow cold (of feelings or relations)
二人の仲が冷えてしまった。
The relationship between the two has cooled off.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
冷える is intransitive (something gets cold on its own); 冷やす is the transitive counterpart (to cool something).
- Nuance
冷える often describes bodies or air; 冷める describes hot things like tea or soup cooling.
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