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Meaning of 冷ややか(ひややか) in Japanese

冷ややか, 冷やか
Kana Reading
ひややか
Romaji
hiyayaka
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    cold; chilly; cool
    Example sentence
    敵意ったまで冷ややか対応受けた I met with a cool, not to say hostile, reception.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    indifferent; cold-hearted; surly; curt; composed

Examples of 冷ややか, 冷やか, ひややか in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

7 strokes

cool, cold (beer, person), chill

On'Yomi: レイ

Kun'Yomi: つめ.たい, ひ.える, ひ.や, ひ.ややか, ひ.やす, ひ.やかす, さ.める, さ.ます

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