JLPT N2 · 5 strokes
Kanji 氷: "icicle, ice, hail"
The kanji 氷 means "icicle, ice, hail, freeze, congeal". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ヒョウ in on'yomi and こおり, ひ, こお.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヒョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
こおりひこお.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | icicle, ice, hail, freeze, congeal |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 1450 of 2,501 |
Common words with 氷
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 氷ice · shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
- かき氷shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
- 氷柱icicle · ice pillar (for cooling a room)
- 氷結freezing; freezing over
- 氷漬けbeing frozen in ice
- 氷塊lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
- 氷点下below freezing
- 氷解being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away · melting (of ice)
- 氷雪ice and snow
- 氷水ice water · shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
- 薄氷thin ice
- 氷ice · hail
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