Practice JLPTMeaning
冷や汗 (ひやあせ, hiyaase) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “cold sweat”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 8
嘘がばれそうになり 彼は 冷や汗をかいた
He came out in a cold sweat when it seemed that his lie would come to light.
冷や汗ものだった。
That was a close shave.
冷や汗が出てきました。
I found myself in a cold sweat.
先生の言葉でメアリーは冷や汗をかいた。
The teacher's words put Mary in a cold sweat.
先生の 言葉でメアリーは 冷や汗をかいた。
What the teacher said made Mary break out into a cold sweat.
会議で川添さんの追及を受けて冷や汗ものだったよ。
When Kawazoe pinned me down at the meeting, I broke out in a cold sweat.
会議で 川添さんの 追及を 受けて 冷や汗ものだったよ。
When Kawazoe pinned me down at the meeting, I broke out in a cold sweat.
その時、暗殺がなかなか実行されなかったため、文を読み上げながら震えて冷や汗をかいたと言われる。
It is said that at that time, since the assassination was not carried out quickly, he trembled while reading out the sentences and started sweating.