冷える

ひえる

To grow cold, to cool down

N4verb·hieru

How to remember it

'Hie' sounds like the gasp you make touching something cold — brr!

Example sentences

  • ビールがよく冷えている。

    びーるがよくひえている。

    The beer is nicely chilled.

  • 夜は急に冷えますね。

    よるはきゅうにひえますね。

    It gets suddenly cold at night, doesn't it.

Usage

Intransitive; transitive partner is 冷やす (hiyasu); also used for cold constitution.

Related words

冷める冷やす冷たさ寒い

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