The Japanese word for ice is
氷
こおり - kōri
Japanese Definition
| ice | |
| 1. 名詞. 氷。 | |
| 2. 名詞. 氷菓子。 | |
| 3. 動詞. 氷でひやす。 | |
| 4. 動詞. 氷でおおう。 | |
| 5. 動詞. 砂糖の衣をつける。 |
Translations for ice and their definitions
| 氷 | |
| 1. n. ice (frozen water) | |
| 2. n. a cold and sharp object, as a shard of ice | |
| 3. n. ice (frozen water) | |
| (synonyms, ja, アイス, tr=aisu) | |
| 4. n. hail (precipitated ice) | |
| (synonyms, ja, 雹, tr=hyō) | |
| 5. affix. ice | |
| 6. affix. freeze, congeal | |
| 7. affix. icy, cold |
| アイス | |
| 1. n. ice | |
| (synonyms, ja, 氷, tr1=kōri, 氷, tr2=hi) | |
| 2. n. sorbet, ice pop; ice cream | |
| (synonyms, ja, 氷菓子, tr1=kōrigashi, q1=uncommon, 氷菓, tr2=hyōka, q2=uncommon) | |
| (synonyms, ja, 高利貸し, tr1=kōrigashi) | |
| 3. n. Usage: In the sense of usurer, this word emerged as a play on words, as 高利貸し and 氷菓子 have the same readings. This led to usurers being referred to as アイスキャンディー, shor |
| ドライアイス | |
| 1. n. dry ice |
| 凍る | |
| 1. v. (ja-vp, 凍らす, 凍る) | |
| 2. v. to freeze | |
| 水が凍っている - the water is frozen | |
| 3. v. to be frozen over | |
| 4. v. to congeal | |
| 5. v. Usage: 凍える is often used for body parts (of living organisms) to freeze, while 凍る is often used for objects (e.g. water freezes). |
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