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涼む

すずむ

to cool oneself, to cool off, to enjoy the evening cool

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Examples

  1. 木の下で涼んだ。

    きのしたですずんだ。

    I cooled off under a tree.

  2. 夕方、縁側で涼むのが好きです。

    ゆうがた、えんがわですずむのがすきです。

    I like cooling off on the veranda in the evening.

  3. 暑いので少し外で涼みましょう。

    あついのですこしそとですずみましょう。

    It's hot — let's go outside for a bit and cool off.

Common patterns

木陰で涼む
to cool off in the shade
風に涼む
to cool off in the breeze
夕涼み
enjoying the evening cool

Memory tip

Not "to get cold" (冷える) but deliberately going somewhere cool to enjoy the air. It is a summer word, at home in 夕涼み — strolling out in the cool of the evening.

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