汗(あせ)

あせ
noun
sweat, perspiration
1. sweat, perspiration
Moisture exuded through the skin.
汗(あせ)をかく。
To sweat.
汗(あせ)を拭(ふ)く。
To wipe off sweat.
夏(なつ)は汗(あせ)をたくさんかく。
I sweat a lot in summer.
運動(うんどう)して汗(あせ)だくになった。
I got drenched in sweat from exercising.
緊張(きんちょう)して手(て)に汗(あせ)を握(にぎ)った。
I was so nervous that my palms were sweating.

汗(あせ) refers to sweat or perspiration.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 汗(あせ)をかく: to sweat
  • 汗(あせ)を拭(ふ)く: to wipe sweat
  • 汗(あせ)が出(で)る: to start sweating
  • 汗(あせ)だく: drenched in sweat

IDIOMS:

  • 冷(ひ)や汗(あせ): cold sweat (from fear or nervousness)
  • 汗水(あせみず)垂(た)らす: to work hard (lit. dripping with sweat)
  • 脂汗(あぶらあせ): greasy sweat (from pain or distress)

COMPOUNDS:

  • 発汗(はっかん): perspiration (medical term)
  • 汗腺(かんせん): sweat gland
  • 手(て)に汗(あせ)握(にぎ)る: nail-biting, suspenseful
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Added 2026.1.9 21:42 · Revised 2026.2.22 9:12
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