# ice: Japanese–English dictionary

Canonical URL: https://anaversity.com/dictionary/japanese-english/ice
Language pair: Japanese and English
CEFR level: A1
Part of speech: noun
IPA: /aɪs/
Katakana pronunciation: アイス

## Meaning in English
Water that has frozen solid. It is very cold and hard. Ice is in your drink, on the road in winter, and in glaciers.
### 日本語の意味
水が凍って固体になったもの。とても冷たくて硬い。飲み物の中の氷、冬の道路の氷、氷河の氷など、さまざまな場面で使います。

### Examples
- 飲み物に氷を入れてください。
  - English: Please put some ice in my drink.
- 冬になると道路が氷になることがある。
  - English: Roads can turn to ice in winter.
- 初対面の緊張をほぐしてくれた。
  - English: He helped break the ice.

## English equivalents
- ice
## Japanese equivalents
- 氷
- アイス（誤用注意）
## Common patterns
- **break the ice**: To start conversation and reduce tension Example: He told a joke to break the ice.
- **on ice**: Delayed or postponed Example: The project is on ice until next year.
- **ice over**: To become covered in ice Example: The road iced over overnight.

## More from Anaversity
- [Japanese–English dictionary](https://anaversity.com/dictionary/japanese-english)
- [ice in the English dictionary](https://anaversity.com/dictionary/english/ice)
- [AI and agent access guide](https://anaversity.com/llms.txt)

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