冷やかす・冷かす・素見す|ひやかすhiyakasu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
冷やかす冷やかす is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners; use it when writing this word.
冷かす冷かす is a less common variant of 冷やかす with irregular okurigana; beginners should generally prefer 冷やかす.
素見す素見す is less common than 冷やかす and 冷かす; learners will generally encounter 冷やかす more often.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto banter; to make fun of; to jeer at
- godan verb, transitive verbto cool; to refrigerate
- godan verb, transitive verbto window-shop; to look at without buying
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 冷やかす（ひやかす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 冷やかします（ひやかします） |
| Negative (nai) | 冷やかさない（ひやかさない） |
| polite (masen) | 冷やかしません（ひやかしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 冷やかさず・冷やかさぬ（ひやかさず・ひやかさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 冷やかした（ひやかした） |
| polite (mashita) | 冷やかしました（ひやかしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 冷やかさなかった（ひやかさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 冷やかしませんでした（ひやかしませんでした） |
| Te form | 冷やかして（ひやかして） |
| Potential | 冷やかせる（ひやかせる） |
| Passive | 冷やかされる（ひやかされる） |
| Causative | 冷やかさせる（ひやかさせる） |
| Causative passive | 冷やかさせられる（ひやかさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 冷やかせば（ひやかせば） |
| tara | 冷やかしたら（ひやかしたら） |
| Volitional | 冷やかそう（ひやかそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 冷やかしましょう（ひやかしましょう） |
| Imperative | 冷やかせ（ひやかせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymからかうNeutralThe everyday word for teasing someone in a playful way; most common in speech. 「冷やかす」 is more about razzing a couple or browsing without buying.
- Synonym揶揄やゆWrittenA written, somewhat literary word for satirical mockery, often in commentary; 「冷やかす」 is more colloquial and lighthearted.
- Synonym嘲るあざけるWrittenTo mock or ridicule someone with malice. 「冷やかす」 is usually good-natured razzing rather than scorn.
- RelatedいじめるNeutralTo bully or pick on someone with real malice. When 「冷やかす」 means teasing, it is usually much lighter ribbing than this.
- RelatedおちょくるCasualColloquial word for teasing someone, originally Kansai dialect but now widely used. 「冷やかす」 is more about razzing or heckling.
- RelatedなぶるNeutralTo tease or toy with someone in a cruel way. 「冷やかす」 is lighter and good-natured.
- RelatedおちゃらかすCasualColloquial word for teasing someone in a giggly, playful way. 「冷やかす」 is more about razzing or heckling.
- Related茶々を入れるちゃちゃをいれるNeutralAn idiom for butting in with silly remarks and heckling. 「冷やかす」 is about teasing rather than interrupting.
Use 「冷やかす」 for razzing a couple or browsing without buying, as in 「二人を冷やかす」「店を冷やかす」. For everyday teasing say 「からかう」; for malicious mockery 「嘲る」; for written satire 「揶揄」; for bullying 「いじめる」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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