冷え|ひえhie[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounchilliness; coldness

• SynonymコールドNeutralA loanword for cold, used mostly in compounds such as 「コールドスプレー」; it rarely stands alone.
• Synonym寒ささむさNeutralHow cold the weather or season is, as in 「寒さが厳しい」. 「冷え」 leans instead toward cooling down and the body feeling chilled.
• Synonym寒気かんきNeutralA shiver or sudden chill in the body, often when you have a cold. 「冷え」 is being chilled or having a cold lower body, as in 「足腰の冷え」.
• Synonym冷え冷えひえびえNeutralAn adverb (also a noun) for a chill that seeps into you — cold air, or a desolate, lonely mood; it paints how cold feels, where 「冷え」 names the state of being chilled.
• Related低温ていおんNeutralObjectively low temperature — a measured value, as in 「低温注意報」. 「冷え」 is about the body feeling cold, as with cold hands and feet, not about numbers.
• Related寒気さむけNeutralA shiver or sudden chill in the body, often when you have a cold. 「冷え」 is being chilled or having a cold lower body, as in 「足腰の冷え」.
• Related寒冷かんれいWrittenWritten/formal prose for cold weather or a cold climate, as in 「寒冷地」; it describes conditions objectively, not how your body feels.
• Related冷寒れいかんWrittenA rare written/formal word for cold and chilly at once; in most prose you will see 「寒冷」 instead.
• Antonym熱ねつNeutralHeat, or a fever — the direct opposite of the chill of 「冷え」.
• Antonym暑さあつさNeutralThe heat of the weather — the counterpart of 「寒さ」 and the opposite of 「冷え」's bodily chill.

Use 「冷え」 for a body that has gone cold — cold hands and feet, sensitivity to cold as in 「冷え性」. For cold weather say 「寒さ」, for chills or shivering 「寒気」, and for objectively low temperatures 「低温」. 「寒冷」 is written/formal prose for a cold climate; the rest are narrower or rarer alternatives.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. ひえること。また、その程度ていど。
2. 腰こしから下したが冷つめたく感かんじる症状しょうじょう。