クールkuuru
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- na-adjectivecool (temperature, color, etc.)
- na-adjectivecool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cold-hearted
- na-adjectivecool (i.e. fashionable or stylish)
Conjugation
| Plain form | クール |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | クールです |
| Negative (dewa nai) | クールではない |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | クールではありません |
| Past (datta) | クールだった |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | クールではなかった |
| Te form (de) | クールで |
| Adverbial (ni) | クールに |
| Conditional (nara) | クールなら |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym冷たいつめたいNeutralMeans physically cold or an unfriendly attitude; 「クール」 leans toward pleasantly cool, calm, and can also mean stylish.
- Synonym涼しいすずしいNeutralThe everyday word for pleasantly cool weather, as in 「涼しい風」; 「クール」 adds the senses of calm and stylish.
- Synonym清涼せいりょうWrittenWritten word for cool freshness, as in 「清涼飲料」 or 「清涼感」; 「クール」 can also describe a calm, stylish person.
- Synonym冷ややかひややかWrittenWritten word for an icy, distant attitude, as in 「冷ややかな目」; 「クール」 can be cold too, but usually means calm.
- Related冷淡れいたんWrittenWritten word for indifference or lack of enthusiasm, with a negative ring; 「クール」 can be cold too, but often suggests calm composure.
- Related爽凉そうりょうWrittenA rare written term for crisp, refreshing air; 「クール」 is more conversational and also covers calm and stylish.
- Related涼やかすずやかWrittenWritten word for a refreshing, pleasantly cool look or feel, as in 「涼やかな目元」; 「クール」 stresses calm and stylish.
- AntonymホットCasualColloquial loanword for hot, or trending and fresh; the temperature opposite of 「クール」, as in hot versus cold drinks.
- Antonym熱いあついNeutralMeans hot to the touch or passionate, as in 「熱い人」; the opposite of calm 「クール」 in both temperature and emotion.
- Antonym暖かいあたたかいNeutralMeans warm and kindly, as in 「暖かい色」; the opposite of 「クール」 in its cool, refreshing and cold, distant senses.
Use 「クール」 for calm, stylish coolness, as in 「クールな性格」 or 「クールビズ」, and for cool colors; use 「涼しい」 for pleasantly cool weather; 「冷淡」 and 「冷ややか」 for cold attitudes; the opposites are 「熱い」 and 「暖かい」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


