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冷たい (tsumetai) Japanese meaning: cold to the touch | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N5 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 冷たい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 冷つめ たい 冷つめ たくない Polite 冷つめ たいです 冷つめ たくないです also 冷つめ たくありません Past polite 冷つめ たかったです 冷つめ たくなかったです also 冷つめ たくありませんでした Past 冷つめ たかった 冷つめ たくなかった Te-form 冷つめ たくて 冷つめ たくなくて Adverbial 冷つめ たく Conditional 冷つめ たければ 冷つめ たくなければ Tara conditional 冷つめ たかったら 冷つめ たくなかったら
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I washed my face with cold water.
The wind was cold, so I put on a coat.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 が 冷つめ たい for something (hands, feet, a drink, etc.) to be cold to the touch
In winter, your hands and feet get cold.
冷つめ たい 態たい 度ど をとる to adopt a cold, distant attitude toward someone
He ignored me with a cold attitude.
冷つめ たい 目め で 見み る to look at someone with a cold, unfriendly gaze
Kanji 冷 cool, cold (beer, person), chill Related words· 11 冷淡 is a more formal, written word for coldhearted indifference, while 冷たい is the everyday adjective for the same attitude.
寒い describes ambient coldness like weather or room temperature, while 冷たい is used for objects, liquids, or body parts that are cold to the touch.
冷たい stresses emotional coldness or aloofness, whereas 不親切 focuses specifically on a failure to help or be considerate.
冷たい is a general adjective for something cold to the touch or emotionally distant, while 冷や冷や(ひやひや) describes the subjective sensation of feeling a sudden chill.
Show 7 more 冷たい is a general word for coldness (temperature or personality), while つれない specifically describes a person's unfeeling, dismissive behavior toward someone.
冷たい is a broad word for coldness in temperature or personality, while 素っ気ない specifically describes a brusque, dismissive manner in a particular interaction.
冷たい is the everyday word for something cold to the touch or an unfriendly person, while 冷ややか is more literary and stresses a detached, aloof coolness.
Opposites· 6 優しい means kind and warm-hearted, the opposite of 冷たい used to describe an unfeeling or distant person.
hot to the touch; heated · passionate; ardent; intense · hot-tempered; worked up; heated · enthusiastic; zealous; fired up · intense; severe; extreme · hot; currently of interest; trending
Don't confuse with 冷える is a verb meaning 'to become cold/chilled', whereas 冷たい is the adjective describing the resulting cold state.
冷たい describes something cold to the touch or emotionally cold, unlike the pleasant, refreshing coolness of 涼しい.
冷たい describes something cold to the touch (like ice or a person's attitude), while 寒い describes cold ambient air or weather.
Etymology Derived from classical Japanese つめたし. The kanji 冷 carries the meaning 'cold' and is used in related words like 冷やす (to cool) and 冷める (to cool down).
冷たい describes something cold to the touch or an unfriendly attitude, whereas 寒冷 describes cold atmospheric or climatic conditions.
冷たい can describe a harsh or even unpleasant cold (or emotional coldness), whereas ひんやり conveys a mild, refreshing coolness.
冷たい is a broader, milder word for coldness or unfriendliness, while 冷酷 is a stronger term specifically implying mercilessness.
冷たい describes emotional coldness or indifference toward someone, while 意地悪 implies active spite or teasing rather than mere aloofness.
冷たい describes a cold, unkind attitude toward others, the opposite of the warm helpfulness of 親切.
Show 3 more 冷たい means 'cold to the touch', the opposite of あつあつ's 'piping hot' sense.
冷たい means cold, the opposite end of temperature from 生ぬるい's unpleasantly in-between warmth.
冷たい describes something cold to the touch or an unkind attitude, contrasting with 温かい's warmth in both physical and emotional senses.
冷ひ や
冷たい is a common i-adjective meaning cold to the touch, while 冷や is a noun/prefix used only in set expressions like cold water, cold sake, or chilled tofu.
