すーすー

adverb, onomatopoeia

with a cool draft; with a cold airy feeling

1. with a cool, airy, or drafty sensation; with a tingling cool feeling

Mimetic word (擬態語) describing the sensation of cool air flowing over or through something — like wind through a gap, mint on the tongue, or cold air on the skin. Can feel refreshing or unpleasantly chilly depending on context.

窓(まど)のすき間(ま)からすーすーと冷気(れいき)が入(はい)ってくる。

Cold air flows in through the gaps in the window.

ミントキャンディーを食(た)べると口(くち)の中(なか)がすーすーする。

When you eat a mint candy, your mouth gets a cool tingly feeling.

この薄(うす)いシャツでは寒(さむ)い日(ひ)に外(そと)に出(で)ると、体(からだ)がすーすーして風邪(かぜ)をひきそうだ。

Going outside on a cold day in this thin shirt, the cold air passes right through and I feel like I'll catch a cold.

Mimetic word (擬態語) evoking a smooth, flowing cool sensation. Often used with する to form a predicate: すーすーする.

Common collocations

すーすーする: to feel a cool draft; to have a cool tingly sensation
すーすーと風(かぜ)が吹(ふ)く: cool air blows through
口(くち)がすーすーする: to feel a cool sensation in the mouth (e.g. from mint)
体(からだ)がすーすーする: to feel cold air on the body

Similar words

ひやっと: suddenly cold — emphasizes the surprise or shock of an abrupt cold sensation
ひんやり: coolly, refreshingly — a gentle, pleasant coolness
さらさら: smoothly, with light airiness — more about texture and flow

Related Words

Compare: ひやっと (suddenly cold)

Compare: ひんやり (coolly, refreshingly)

Compare: さらさら (smoothly, with light airiness)

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Added 2026.6.10 2:36 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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