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    3. 冷や汗

    冷や汗

    冷ひや​汗あせ

    cold sweat

    KMT9News #26+1CoreNounMedicine & HealthEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab16 strokes

    冷汗

    ひやあせれいかん

    Noun

    1.
    cold sweat

    Stroke 0 / 16

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    彼かれは驚おどろいて冷ひや汗あせをかいた。

    He was surprised and broke out in a cold sweat.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyMedicine & Health
    プレゼンテーションの直ちょく前ぜん、緊きん張ちょうで冷ひや汗あせが止とまらなかった。

    Just before the presentation, I couldn't stop sweating cold sweat from nervousness.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyWork & CareerMedicine & Health
    危き機き一いっ髪ぱつの状じょう況きょうで、彼かれは思おもわず冷ひや汗あせを流ながした。

    In a critical situation, he involuntarily broke out in a cold sweat.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily LifeMedicine & Health
    先せん生せいに指し名めいされた時とき、答こたえが分わからず冷ひや汗あせをかいた。

    When the teacher called on me, I didn't know the answer and broke out in a cold sweat.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyEducationDaily Life
    高こう熱ねつと吐はき気けで、全ぜん身しんに冷ひや汗あせをかいた。

    With a high fever and nausea, I broke out in a cold sweat all over my body.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    冷
    つめ.たい・ひ.える・ひ.や・ひ.ややか・ひ.やす・ひ.やかす…(3)
    cool・cold (beer, person)・chill
    Kanji
    汗
    あせ…(1)
    sweat・perspire
    Kanji
    や
    ya
    Kana
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