冷れい淡たん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Describes a lack of warmth, enthusiasm, or interest in attitude, response, or treatment. Often used for lukewarm reactions or detached behavior.

Stronger than sense 1; implies a lack of compassion or deliberate unkindness toward others. Often used for personal treatment or emotional coldness.

〈人ひと〉に冷れい淡たんだto be cold/indifferent toward someone
彼かれは新しん入にゅう社しゃ員いんに冷れい淡たんだった。
He was cold toward the new employee.
〈人ひと〉を冷れい淡たんに扱あつかうto treat someone coldly
客きゃくを冷れい淡たんに扱あつかう店てん員いんに腹はらが立たった。
I was angry at the clerk who treated customers coldly.
冷れい淡たんな態たい度どをとるto take a cold, detached attitude
彼かの女じょはその話わ題だいに冷れい淡たんな態たい度どをとった。
She took a cool, detached attitude toward that topic.
冷れい淡たんにあしらうto give someone the cold shoulder; to brush someone off coldly
頼たのみごとをしたが、冷れい淡たんにあしらわれた。
I made a request, but I was coldly brushed off.

冷つめたいN5sense 2
冷たい is a general word for physical or emotional coldness, while 冷淡 is a more formal term specifically describing a cold, unenthusiastic attitude or treatment.
無む関かん心しんN3sense 1
無関心 focuses on a simple lack of interest or concern, while 冷淡 can also imply active coldness or unkindness beyond mere apathy.
薄はく情じょう sense 2
薄情 stresses a lack of natural human feeling or gratitude toward others, while 冷淡 more broadly describes a cold, detached attitude or response.
そっけないN1sense 1
素っ気ない describes a brusque, curt manner in speech or behavior, while 冷淡 describes an underlying lack of warmth or sympathy in one's attitude.

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無ぶ愛あい想そうN1
冷淡 emphasizes emotional coldness or indifference toward someone, whereas 無愛想 focuses more narrowly on an unfriendly, unwelcoming social manner.
冷ひややかN1
冷淡 describes indifference or lack of interest toward someone, whereas 冷ややか often implies a visibly cool, distant manner (a look, tone, or reception).
ニヒル
冷淡 simply means cold or indifferent toward others, while ニヒル adds the specific nuance of rejecting values and meaning with a cynical edge.
無む神しん経けいN1
冷淡 describes a cold, detached attitude shown deliberately, while 無神経 usually implies an unintentional failure to notice others' feelings.
無む表ひょう情じょうN3
冷淡 means cold or unfeeling in one's attitude toward others, while 無表情 refers narrowly to the blankness of one's face, not one's warmth or coldness of heart.
無む反はん応のうN2
冷淡 emphasizes emotional coldness toward someone, while 無反応 simply notes that no response occurred, without implying coldness.
事じ務む的てき
冷淡 describes a cold, unfeeling attitude toward people, while 事務的 describes behaving like one is just processing paperwork.

親しん切せつN5sense 2
親切 describes kind, considerate treatment of others, the direct opposite of the coldness or unkindness described by 冷淡.
熱ねっ心しんN4sense 1
熱心 describes eager, enthusiastic interest or effort, contrasting with the half-hearted, uninterested attitude of 冷淡.
懇こん切せつ
冷淡 describes cold, indifferent treatment, the opposite of the warm, thorough care conveyed by 懇切.

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熱ねつ烈れつN1
冷淡 means cold and indifferent, the opposite of the burning passion expressed by 熱烈.
細こまやかN1
冷淡 describes a cold, indifferent attitude, contrasting with the warm, caring nuance of 細やか.

冷れい静せいN3
冷静 means calm and composed (a positive trait under pressure), while 冷淡 means coldly indifferent or unkind toward others; the shared 冷 kanji often causes confusion.
冷れい遇ぐう
冷淡 describes a cold, indifferent attitude or personality trait, whereas 冷遇 refers to the concrete act of treating someone coldly.
淡たん泊ぱく
冷淡 describes coldness or a lack of sympathy toward others and carries a negative tone, while 淡白 can be neutral or even positive, simply meaning unattached or not particular.
冷れい徹てつ
冷淡 means cold or indifferent toward others' feelings, while 冷徹 is about rational, unswayed judgment rather than a lack of interest or warmth.

Compound of 冷 (rei, 'cold') and 淡 (tan, 'light, indifferent'). The combination conveys emotional coldness and detachment.