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冷ややか

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 冷ややか

冷やか
やか
~な Adj.
Freq #8691
1

cold; chilly; cool

2

cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; indifferent; distant; surly; curt

Examples
私は敵意をもったまでも、冷ややかな対応を受けた。
I met with a cool, not to say hostile, reception.
3

composed; cool; calm

Kanji in this Word

7 strokes
Frequency: 667
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

cool
cold (beer, person)
chill

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
レイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
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
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