English–Japanese

“get cold” in Japanese

Japanese

Pronunciation

Romajihieru

Example

手が冷えます。te ga hi e ma su

My hands get cold.

Illustration for 冷える (get cold)

How to say “get cold” in Japanese

“Get cold” in Japanese is 冷える (hieru).

Describes a person or thing losing warmth and becoming cold without naming an outside cause.

Full entry for 冷える: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 冷える

冷たい風に当たると、体が冷えます。tsume ta i kaze ni a ta ru to karada ga hi e ma su

When I am exposed to a cold wind, my body gets cold.

Tips for using 冷える

  • The contrast between 冷える (hieru) and 冷やす (hiyasu) shows that the first describes coldness developing in the subject, while the second names an action that makes something cold.

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