冷える (ひえる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

冷える (ひえる) means to become cold / to cool down.

See example sentences below.

冷える at a glance

冷える

ひえるhieru

N4verb

to become cold / to cool down

冷えるひえるhieruN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to become cold / to cool down

Example 1

夜になると外が冷える。

Translation

It gets cold outside at night.

Example 2

スープが冷えてしまった。

Translation

The soup has gone cold.