noun
Archaic reading for 'ice'; in modern Japanese, 氷 is normally read こおり. This reading appears mainly in classical texts or fixed expressions.
古い和歌では、氷を「ひ」と読むことがある。
In old waka poetry, 氷 is sometimes read as ひ.
noun
Archaic reading for 'hail'; the modern word is 雹 (ひょう). This sense is found in classical Japanese.
古典では、氷が雹の意味で使われる例がある。
In classical literature, there are examples where 氷 is used to mean hail.
The modern standard reading for 'ice'. Use こおり in everyday Japanese; ひ is archaic.
The modern word for 'hail'. 氷 read as ひ for 'hail' is archaic.
The reading ひ is an older native Japanese word for ice, preserved in classical texts. The kanji 氷 is now normally read こおり.