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Meaning of 冷や冷や(ひやひや) in Japanese

冷や冷や
Kana Reading
ひやひや
Romaji
hiyahiya
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    feeling chilly; being fearful
    Example sentence
    先ほど彼らのやり取りにはひやひやしたよ。まさに一触即発危機だったね。 I was really nervous to see how they dealt with each other just now. I guess things were touch-and-go between them.

Examples of 冷や冷や, ひやひや in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

7 strokes

cool, cold (beer, person), chill

On'Yomi: レイ

Kun'Yomi: 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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