# 氷 — ice

氷 means “ice”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: ヒョウ (hyou). Kun'yomi: こおり (koori). You'll see it in words such as 氷 (koori, “ice”).

- Meaning: ice
- On'yomi: ヒョウ (hyou)
- Kun'yomi: こおり (koori)
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Seasons & weather

## How to remember 氷

Water (水) with one drop (丶) gone hard: ice.

Parts: 水 water · 丶 drop

## Words with 氷

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 氷 | こおり (koori) | ice |

## Don't confuse it with

[永](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/eternal/) · [求](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/seek/) · [泳](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/swim/)

## More in the “Seasons & weather” set

[候](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/climate/) · [温](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warm/) · [星](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/star/) · [晴](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/clear-weather/) · [陽](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sunlight/) · [雪](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/snow/) · [雲](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cloud/) · [暖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warm-weather/) · [氷](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ice/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ice/. Last updated 2026-11-01.