Word details

冷え込む

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 冷え込む.

Dictionary

Entry

冷え込むえこむIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #22341
1

to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder

Examples
明け方近くは、ぐっと冷え込む
It gets extremely cold toward dawn.
2

to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone

3

to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

cool, cold (beer, person), chill

7 strokesFrequency 667JLPT N2Grade 4

On

レイ

Kun

つめ.たいひ.えるひ.やひ.ややかひ.やすひ.やかすさ.めるさ.ます

crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)

4 strokesFrequency 675JLPT N2Grade 8

Kun

-こ.むこ.むこ.み-こ.みこ.める

Nanori

こみごめ

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