冷や汗

Japanese

Kanji in this term
冷	汗
ひ Grade: 4	あせ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• 冷(ひや)汗(あせ) (hiyāse)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひやあ​せ [hìyááꜜsè] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [çija̠a̠se̞]

Noun

冷(ひ)や汗(あせ) • (hiyaase) 

1. cold sweat
   • 1928, Motojirō Kajii, Sakura no ki no shita ni wa [Under the cherry trees]‎^[1], Modern kanji and kana edition:

     おまえは腋(わき)の下(した)を拭(ふ)いているね。冷(ひや)汗(あせ)が出(で)るのか。

     Omae wa waki no shita o fuiteiru ne. Hiyaase ga deru no ka.

     I see you are wiping your armpit. Cold sweat?

Synonyms

• (rare) 冷(れい)汗(かん) (reikan)