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冷や汗

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 冷や汗

冷汗
やあ
いかん (冷汗)
Noun
Freq #5792
1

cold sweat

Examples
会議で川添さんの追及を受けて、冷や汗ものだったよ。
When Kawazoe pinned me down at the meeting, I broke out in a cold sweat.

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
6 strokes
Frequency: 1502
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

sweat
perspire

Readings

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