Meaning

Primary

To Chill Something

Alternative

To Chill

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

冷たい is "cold." This is the verb version, so you're making something cold. This word is to chill something.

Reading

ひやす
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

To chill something, you need to apply cold, not heat ().

Context

Context Sentences

指をドアで挟んじゃって、今氷で冷やしてるの。

My finger got caught in the door and I’m chilling it with ice now.

Kanji Composition