冷やす

ひやす

to cool, to refrigerate

Also:to be frightened (at)

What does 冷やす mean?

冷やす is a Japanese verb meaning to cool, to refrigerate in English. It can also be translated as to be frightened (at) depending on context. It is written as 冷やす in kanji, ひやす in hiragana, and hiyasu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

ワインをもっと冷やしたいんだ。

I want to chill the wine more.