Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to get (very) cold, to get (much) colder.
  2. to feel very cold (of the body), to be chilled to the bone.
  3. to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.), to decline.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
冷え込む ひえこむ
 
 
 
冷えこむ ひえこむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

cool, cold (beer, person), chill
レイ つめ.たい ひ.える (4th, N3)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
orders, laws, command
レイ りょう のり (4th, N2)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)
crowded, mixture, in bulk
-こ.む こみ ごめ (7th, N3)
enter, insert
い.る はい.る ニュウ (1st, N5)