冷ひえ性しょう

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Meanings

sensitivity to cold; poor circulation

Refers to a constitutional tendency to feel cold easily, often associated with cold hands and feet due to poor peripheral circulation. Commonly used in everyday health contexts.

私わたしは冷ひえ性しょうで、冬ふゆはいつも手て足あしが冷つめたい。
I have poor circulation, so my hands and feet are always cold in winter.
冷ひえ性しょうの改かい善ぜんには、適てき度どな運うん動どうが効こう果か的てきだと言いわれている。
It is said that moderate exercise is effective for improving sensitivity to cold.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉は冷ひえ性しょうだsomeone is prone to feeling cold (has poor circulation)
私わたしは昔むかしから冷ひえ性しょうで、冬ふゆはいつも手て足あしが冷つめたい。
I've had poor circulation since I was young, so my hands and feet are always cold in winter.
冷ひえ性しょうを改かい善ぜんするto improve one's sensitivity to cold
生せい活かつ習しゅう慣かんを見み直なおして冷ひえ性しょうを改かい善ぜんしたい。
I want to review my lifestyle habits to improve my poor circulation.
冷ひえ性しょうに効きくto be effective for (relieving) poor circulation
生姜しょうがは冷ひえ性しょうに効きくと言いわれている。
Ginger is said to be effective for poor circulation.
冷ひえ性しょうがひどいone's cold-sensitivity is severe
最さい近きん、冷ひえ性しょうがひどくなってきた気きがする。
I feel like my poor circulation has been getting worse lately.

Kanji

冷cool, cold (beer, person), chill
性sex, gender, nature
症symptoms, illness

Related words

冷ひえ
冷え性 names a person's chronic constitutional tendency to feel cold, while 冷え is the general noun for 'coldness' or 'a chill' in any context.

Don't confuse with

寝ね冷びえN1
冷え性 is a chronic tendency to feel cold (a constitutional trait), whereas 寝冷え is a one-time illness caused by getting chilled during sleep.

Built from

冷ひえる+性しょう

Written forms

冷ひえ性しょうUsage72%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
冷ひえ症しょうUsage28%
Alternative spelling using 症 (symptom/condition); also seen in medical or health contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 冷え (hie, 'coldness', the continuative form of 冷える hieru 'to get cold') + 性 (shō, 'nature, disposition'). The alternative spelling 冷え症 uses 症 (shō, 'symptom, condition').