Vocabulary

What does 冷える (ひえる, hieru) mean?

冷える (ひえる, hieru) means to get cold, to cool down.

Quick facts
Readingひえる
Romajihieru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
ひえる
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhieru

to get cold, to cool down

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down

Example sentences

  • The beer is nicely chilled.

  • It's easy to get cold at night, so please be careful.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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