氷

• 読み: こおり
• ローマ字: koori
• 漢字の分解: 氷 (koori/hyou) — ice, frozen water
• 発音: /koː.ɾi/

意味

Ice. Frozen water, or ice used in drinks and food.

A noun used for ice in all contexts, from weather to beverages. In summer, かき氷 (kakigoori, shaved ice) is an iconic Japanese treat. Related expressions include 氷が溶ける (koori ga tokeru, ice melts) and 氷水 (koorimizu, ice water). The character also appears in 氷山 (hyouzan, iceberg) and 氷河 (hyouga, glacier) with the on'yomi reading.

例文

1. 冷たい飲み物に氷を入れてください。
2. 湖の表面が氷で覆われていた。
3. 夏はかき氷が食べたくなる。

使い方ガイド

場面: food and drink, weather, nature

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 氷 is a variant of 水 (water) with an additional stroke representing the frozen state. It has been used since ancient times to describe frozen water.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal