(こおり)

こおり
noun
ice
1. ice
Frozen water.
(こおり)()れて(つめ)たくする。
To make it cold by adding ice.
(こおり)()けてきた。
The ice is starting to melt.
(みずうみ)(こおり)()った。
The lake froze over.
(つめ)たい(みず)(こおり)()れて、もっと(つめ)たくした。
I added ice to the cold water to make it even colder.
(ふゆ)になると(みち)(こおり)()るので、(ある)くときは()をつけてください。
In winter, ice forms on the roads, so please be careful when walking.

(こおり) is ice in general.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • (こおり)()る (ice forms)
  • (こおり)()ける (ice melts)
  • (こおり)()れる (to add ice)
  • (こおり)(うえ)で (on the ice)

COMPOUND WORDS:

  • (こおり)(みず) (ice water)
  • かき(ごおり) (shaved ice dessert)
  • (こおり)(やま) (iceberg)
  • 氷河(ひょうが) (glacier)

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).