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    3. 冷ます

    冷ます

    冷さま​す​

    to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature)

    N2KMT7CoreVerb, TransitiveFood & DiningKanji Vocab12 strokes

    さます

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature), to let cool
    2.
    to dampen, to throw a damper on, to spoil

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    お茶ちゃを少すこし冷さましてください。

    Please cool the tea a little.

    KMT4Food & DiningDaily Life
    熱あついスープを冷さましてから食たべましょう。

    Let's cool the hot soup before eating it.

    KMT7Food & DiningDaily Life
    揚あげたてのコロッケは、少すこし冷さましてからの方ほうが美お味いしいです。

    Freshly fried croquettes taste better after cooling down a bit.

    KMT7Food & Dining
    沸ふっ騰とうしたお湯ゆを冷さまして、適てき温おんにしてからコーヒーを淹いれる。

    Cool the boiling water to the right temperature before brewing coffee.

    KMT7Food & DiningDaily Life
    彼かれの冗じょう談だんが場ばの雰ふん囲い気きを冷さましてしまった。

    His joke dampened the atmosphere.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    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
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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