Frozen water; ice in general (blocks, cubes, or sheets of ice).
夏は冷たい氷をたっぷり入れた飲み物が飲みたい。
In summer I want to drink beverages with lots of cold ice in them.
朝、道路が凍って氷になっていたので滑りやすかった。
In the morning the road was frozen and covered with ice, so it was slippery.
グラスに氷を入れてウイスキーを注いだ。
I put ice in the glass and poured whisky over it.
氷が薄くなっているので湖に入らないでください。
The ice is thin, so please do not go onto the lake.
Shaved ice (finely shaved ice usually served with flavored syrup), as in kakigori.
夏祭りでかき氷を食べるのが毎年の楽しみだ。
Eating shaved ice at the summer festival is my annual treat.
いちご味の氷を頼んだら、練乳がたっぷりかかっていた。
I ordered strawberry shaved ice and it came with lots of condensed milk.
暑い日に冷たい氷は最高だ。
Cold shaved ice is the best on a hot day.