(2 entries)
こおり
Alternative writings: 凍り
JLPT:N3
Frequency:
1

Frozen water; ice in general (blocks, cubes, or sheets of ice).

Noun

Examples

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.

2

Shaved ice (finely shaved ice usually served with flavored syrup), as in kakigori.

Noun

Examples

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.