冷める

• 読み: さめる
• ローマ字: sameru
• 漢字の分解: 冷 (rei/sa) — cold, cool
• 発音: /sa.me.ɾɯ/

意味

To become cool; to cool down; to wear off. The intransitive verb for temperature dropping or enthusiasm fading.

A Group 2 (ichidan) verb conjugated by dropping る. The intransitive counterpart of 冷ます (to cool). Used literally for food and drinks losing heat, and figuratively for feelings, excitement, or interest diminishing. 気持ちが冷める (feelings cool off) is a common expression in relationship contexts.

例文

1. お茶が冷めないうちに飲んでください。
2. 最初は夢中だったが熱が冷めてきた。
3. 彼の冗談で場の雰囲気が冷めてしまった。

使い方ガイド

場面: cooking, relationships, emotions

トーン: subdued

起源と歴史

From the verb stem さめる, written with 冷 (rei, cold/cool). The intransitive counterpart of 冷ます, describing the natural process of becoming cold.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal