(こおり)

こおり
noun
ice
1. ice
Frozen water.
To make it cold by adding ice.
(こおり)()けてきた
The ice is starting to melt.
The lake froze over.
I added ice to the cold water to make it even colder.
In winter, ice forms on the roads, so please be careful when walking.

(こおり) is ice in general.

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FIGURATIVE USES:

  • (こおり)のような (ice-cold, as in personality)
  • (こおり)()ける (the ice breaks - becoming friendly)

NOTE: The reading changes to ごおり in some compounds (rendaku).