JLPT N1 Advanced
冷水
Cold water, often in formal contexts or figurative phrases meaning to dampen enthusiasm.
Readings
Other forms
冷たい水 tsumetai mizu - common phrase
お冷 ohiya - cold drinking water at an eatery
1 Noun
Cold Water
Indicates water at a low temperature, typically used in labels, technical descriptions, or formal writing.
Example
この サーバー は 冷水 と 温水 が 出ます 。
This dispenser provides cold and hot water.
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2 Noun (used in set phrases)
A Cold Reception / Discouragement
Represents a shock or discouraging action that ruins enthusiasm or halts momentum.
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