氷
Ice
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | Radicals |
|---|---|---|
| n/i | こおり | 水 + 丶 |
Meaning: Ice
You have water already… and it’s pretty cold. All it takes is one cold drop of liquid nitrogen added to it to turn it into one big block of ice, just like that.
Go ahead and touch it… wow, it’s really cold – and only from one drop, too. Feel the burn on your finger from where you touched the ice.
Reading: n/i
The on’yomi isn’t all that important, I’d say. So, let’s just look at the vocab, which is in love with the kun’yomi.
Vocabulary
Ice is an awesome thing for those hot summer months in Japan. かき氷, especially! Try to memorize the meaning of these words before moving on.
a 氷（こおり）＝ Ice
- Meaning: Same as the kanji.
- Reading: Do you know anyone named Corey (こおり)? How about someone famous named Corey? Imagine them as ice, all frozen. Is this your doing?
a かき氷（かきごおり）＝ Shaved Ice
- Meaning: Delicious shave ice! Mmm.
- Reading: If you know the reading for 氷 on its own, this reading is pretty easy after that.