アイスクリーム
aisu kurīmu[a̠isɨ̥ kɯ̟ɾʲiːmɯ̟]
Bing chilling is a meme spelling of the Chinese word for ice cream. In Japanese, ice cream is アイスクリーム (aisu kurīmu).
アイスクリーム is the everyday Japanese word for ice cream. It is borrowed from English and written in katakana.
How do you pronounce it?
It is read aisu kurīmu.
Did you know?
- The 'cream' in アイスクリーム and the English 'cream' both share a distant ancestor with the Greek word 'chrisma', which refers to an anointing with oil.
- While the meme refers to ice cream, the Japanese term アイスクリーム is almost always shortened to アイス (aisu) in casual conversation. You will rarely hear a Japanese person say the full アイスクリーム during a normal outing.
- If you were to try to use the meme phrase bing chilling in a Japanese ice cream shop, the staff would likely not understand you, as it is a Chinese phonetic transcription rather than a Japanese expression.
Example conversation
Yota and Misaki are at a convenience store.
- 美咲 Misaki陽太、何か買いたいものはある？Yota, nanika kaitai mono wa aru?Yota, is there anything you want to buy?
- 陽太 Yotaうん、アイスクリームを買いたい。un, aisukuriimu o kaitai.Yeah, I want to buy ice cream.
- 美咲 Misakiいい考えだね。私も買おう。ii kangae da ne. watashi mo kaou.That's a good idea. I'll buy some too.
- 陽太 Yotaじゃあ、一緒に選ぼうか。jaa, issho ni erabou ka.Then, shall we choose together?
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry アイスクリーム, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries アイスクリーム, CC BY-SA 4.0.
