1.
ice
Frozen water.
氷を入れて冷たくする。
To make it cold by adding ice.
氷が溶けてきた。
The ice is starting to melt.
湖に氷が張った。
The lake froze over.
冷たい水に氷を入れて、もっと冷たくした。
I added ice to the cold water to make it even colder.
冬になると道に氷が張るので、歩くときは気をつけてください。
In winter, ice forms on the roads, so please be careful when walking.
氷 is ice in general.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 氷が張る (ice forms)
- 氷が溶ける (ice melts)
- 氷を入れる (to add ice)
- 氷の上で (on the ice)
COMPOUND WORDS:
- 氷水 (ice water)
- かき氷 (shaved ice dessert)
- 氷山 (iceberg)
- 氷河 (glacier)
FIGURATIVE USES:
- 氷のような (ice-cold, as in personality)
- 氷が解ける (the ice breaks - becoming friendly)
NOTE: The reading changes to ごおり in some compounds (rendaku).