肝を冷やす

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
きも
Grade: S

Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

Compound of +‎ +‎ 冷やす

Verb[edit]

(きも)()やす (kimo o hiyasutransitive godan (stem (きも)()やし (kimo o hiyashi), past (きも)()やした (kimo o hiyashita))

Japanese verb pair
active 肝を冷やす
mediopassive 肝が冷える
  1. (idiomatic) to struck with terror
    びっくりして(きも)()やした
    Bikkuri shite kimo o hiyashita.
    It scared the daylights out of him.

Conjugation[edit]