クール

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

cool; cool-toned; refreshingly cool

Used for a physically cool sensation or a cool visual impression, especially colors, designs, and product descriptions.

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The cool-toned room made me feel relaxed.

このタオルは水みずでぬらすとクールな感かん触しょくが続つづく。

This towel keeps a cool feel when you wet it with water.

2

calm and collected; cool-headed; emotionally detached

Can be positive, meaning calm under pressure, or negative, suggesting a cold or distant attitude.

3

A praise word for something or someone that looks stylish, modern, or impressive; common in casual speech and advertising.

クールに〈動どう詞し〉to do something in a calm, unflustered way
彼かれはどんな状じょう況きょうでもクールに対たい応おうする。
He responds calmly no matter the situation.
クールな〈物もの〉something with a cool, stylish look (colors, design, etc.)
このバッグはクールなデザインで人にん気きがある。
This bag is popular for its cool design.
クールぶるto act cool; to put on airs of being unaffected or stylish
彼かれはいつもクールぶっているけど本ほん当とうは優やさしい。
He always acts cool, but he's really kind underneath.
クールを装よそおうto put on a cool, unaffected front
彼かの女じょは動どう揺ようしていたが、クールを装よそおった。
She was shaken but put on a cool front.

冷れい静せいN3sense 2
冷静 means calm and composed in judgment, a more formal Japanese word, while クール can sound casual and may also hint at emotional distance.
涼すずしいN5sense 1
涼しい is the native Japanese word for a pleasantly cool temperature, while クール is a katakana loanword that can also describe colors, attitude, or style.
かっこいいN4sense 3
かっこいい is the everyday word for good-looking or cool, while クール tends to sound more stylish, modern, or fashionably detached.
ファンキー
ファンキー describes a lively, groove-heavy, often eccentric style, while クール describes a calm, sleek, effortlessly stylish look.
ハードボイルド
クール describes calm, stylish composure, whereas ハードボイルド implies a harder, more world-weary and cynical detachment.

熱あついN5sense 2
熱い describes being passionate or emotionally heated, the opposite of the calm, detached feeling of クール.
温あたたかいN5sense 1
暖かい describes a warm tone or color, the opposite of the cool-toned impression that クール can give.

No language of origin is specified. The katakana spelling marks it as a foreign-style term; the exact historical derivation is not specified here.

クールジャズ

cool jazz

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