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肝を冷やす

きもをひやす

to be frightened

Examples

肝を冷やすことが大切です。

It is important to be frightened.

Note

Try making sentences with this verb in different tenses. Active usage builds stronger recall than passive review. N1 vocabulary — this word appears in formal writing and news articles.

Questions that use this word

N1 6

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  • N1N1 語彙

    「肝を冷やす」の意味として最も適切なものはどれか。

    Answer: 思わずぞっとして怖い思いをする

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