氷水
kōrimizu[ko̞ːɾʲimʲizɨ]
The English phrase "ice water" is translated into Japanese as 氷水 (kōrimizu).
Meaning: Translations (noun)
Which one should you use?
It is important to distinguish 氷水 from かき氷 (kakigōri). While 氷水 refers to water with ice in it, かき氷 refers to the specific Japanese dessert made of shaved ice with syrup.
How do you pronounce it?
kōrimizu
Did you know?
- The word 水 (mizu) in 氷水 only refers to cold or room-temperature water. To refer to hot water, the word changes completely to お湯 (oyu).
- The character for ice 氷 is a pictograph originally based on the shape of a frozen crystal or a piece of ice.
- The word for ice, 氷 (kōri), can be used as a prefix in many terms, such as 氷結 (hyōketsu), which means 'freezing' and is often seen on beverage packaging to imply a crisp, chilled quality.
Examples in context
- 氷水を一杯ください。koorimizu o ippai kudasai.One glass of ice water, please.
- 氷水はとても冷たいです。koorimizu wa totemo tsumetai desu.The ice water is very cold.
Example conversation
Kenta and Misaki are at a restaurant.
- 健太 Kenta美咲、飲み物は何にする？Misaki, nomimono wa nani ni suru?Misaki, what would you like to drink?
- 美咲 Misaki私は氷水でいいよ。Watashi wa kōrimizu de ii yo.Ice water is fine for me.
- 健太 Kentaわかった。じゃあ、氷水を二つ頼むね。Wakatta. Jaa, kōrimizu o futatsu tanomu ne.Got it. I'll order two ice waters then.
- 美咲 Misakiありがとう、健太。Arigatō, Kenta.Thank you, Kenta.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “ice water” translations and entries 氷水, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
