noun
Refers to frozen water, as in drinks or natural ice.
from English ice · from German Eis
コップにアイスを入れてください。
Please put some ice in the glass.
Abbreviation of アイスクリーム. Very common in casual speech and menus.
See also: アイスクリーム
食後にアイスを食べよう。
Let's have some ice cream after the meal.
noun
Abbreviation of アイスキャンディー. Refers to frozen treats on a stick.
See also: アイスキャンディー
夏祭りでアイスを買った。
I bought an ice pop at the summer festival.
noun-modifying (irregular)
iced; cold
Prenominal use meaning served with ice or chilled, as in アイスコーヒー (iced coffee) or アイスティー (iced tea).
アイスコーヒーをください。
I'll have an iced coffee, please.
noun
Slang for methamphetamine. Strongly associated with criminal contexts.
See also: 覚醒剤
警察は彼がアイスを所持していたと発表した。
The police announced that he was in possession of ice.
noun
usurer; loansharking
Archaic colloquialism from the Edo period, based on a pun between 高利貸し (usurer) and 氷菓子 (frozen sweet). Not used in modern Japanese.
江戸時代の洒落で、高利貸しをアイスと呼ぶことがあった。
In the Edo period, as a pun, a usurer was sometimes called アイス.