ice, frozen
On'yomi (音読み)
- ヒョウ
- ヒ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- こお.る
- ひ
- ひ.やかす
- ひ.やける
About this kanji
The kanji 氷 means 'ice' or 'frozen' and is commonly used in both nouns and verbs. As a noun, you can find it in words like 氷河 (ひょうが), which means 'glacier', and 氷山 (ひょうざん), meaning 'iceberg'. Another important compound is 氷点 (ひょうてん), referring to 'freezing point'. When used as a verb, its kun'yomi readings include こお.る, which means 'to freeze'. An interesting note is that ice can also refer to types of cold beverages in casual conversation. Overall, 氷 captures the essence of cold and freezing clearly in various contexts.
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Example sentences
氷が溶けるのが早い。
The ice melts quickly.
Meanings across languages
- English
- ice, frozen
- Tiếng Việt
- đá, băng
- 日本語
- 氷
- 한국어
- 얼음
- 中文
- 冰
- id
- es
- th
- น้ำแข็ง
- es
- hielo
- fr
- glace
- de
- Eis
- pt
- gelo
Common compounds
- 氷河glacier
- 氷点freezing point
- 氷山iceberg
- 氷室ice storehouse
Words using this kanji
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