冷却|れいきゃくreikyaku[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbcooling; refrigeration
    鉄てつは熱ねっしてから急きゅうに冷却れいきゃくして焼やきを入いれる。↗
    Iron is tempered by heating and sudden cooling.
  2. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbcooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
Conjugation
Dictionary form冷却する(れいきゃくする)
Polite (masu)冷却します(れいきゃくします)
Negative (nai)冷却しない(れいきゃくしない)
polite (masen)冷却しません(れいきゃくしません)
classical zu / nu冷却せず・冷却せぬ(れいきゃくせず・れいきゃくせぬ)
Past (ta)冷却した(れいきゃくした)
polite (mashita)冷却しました(れいきゃくしました)
Past negative (nakatta)冷却しなかった(れいきゃくしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)冷却しませんでした(れいきゃくしませんでした)
Te form冷却して(れいきゃくして)
Potential冷却できる(れいきゃくできる)
Passive冷却される(れいきゃくされる)
Causative冷却させる(れいきゃくさせる)
Causative passive冷却させられる(れいきゃくさせられる)
Conditional (ba)冷却すれば(れいきゃくすれば)
tara冷却したら(れいきゃくしたら)
Volitional冷却しよう(れいきゃくしよう)
polite (mashou)冷却しましょう(れいきゃくしましょう)
Imperative冷却しろ(れいきゃくしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym冷やすひやすNeutralTransitive: to make something cold, like chilling a drink. 「冷却」 is the formal word for cooling or refrigeration.
  • Synonym冷ますさますNeutralTransitive: to let something hot cool off, e.g. food or tea. 「冷却」 leans toward machines and technical use.
  • Related冷えるひえるNeutralIntransitive: to grow cold or catch a chill. 「冷却」 is a Sino-Japanese noun for lowering temperature, mostly technical, as in 「冷却装置」.
  • Related冷めるさめるNeutralIntransitive: hot food or drinks going cold, or passion cooling. 「冷却」 is the technical term for lowering temperature, and also describes relations cooling down.
  • Antonym加熱かねつNeutralHeating; the direct opposite of 「冷却」.

Use 「冷却」 for technical or machine cooling and for cooling relations. For chilling something pick 「冷やす」, for letting hot things cool 「冷ます」, for growing cold naturally 「冷える」, and for hot things going cold or passion fading 「冷める」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 冷ひやすこと。
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