Abbreviation of 冷や水 (ひやみず). Used in contexts like restaurants or casual speech.
See also: 冷や水 (ひやみず)
In summer I prefer drinking sake cold rather than beer.
Excuse me, another glass of cold water, please.
Abbreviation of 冷や酒 (ひやざけ). Refers to sake served at room temperature or slightly chilled, not heated.
See also: 冷酒 (ひやざけ)
Let's have a drink of cold sake today.
prefix, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Prefix or no-adjective used in compounds like 冷ややっこ (cold tofu) or 冷や麺 (chilled noodles).
In summer, chilled noodles are light and delicious.
I prepared side dishes that can be eaten cold as they are.
I got a glass of cold water from the server.
Please serve the sake cold.
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.
cool; chill; refrigerate · cool down; calm down; regain composure · be frightened; be scared
cold sweat
banter; teasing; raillery · window-shopping; browsing; just looking
cold; chilly; cool · cold; frigid; indifferent; distant · composed; cool; calm
feel chilly; feel a chill · feel nervous; feel anxious; be on edge
Standard kanji spelling for the abbreviation senses and prefix use.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 冷や.
Derived from the stem of the classical adjective 冷ゆ (ひゆ, 'to become cold'). The kanji 冷 is used for its meaning of 'cold'.
chill; shiver; cold feeling · sudden fear; dread; cold sweat
cold miso soup; hiyajiru
thin udon noodles (served chilled)
feel a sudden chill; feel a shiver · feel a sudden fright; shudder (from fear or surprise)
hiyaoroshi; autumn-released sake
cold to the touch; chilly
iced coffee