きんきん
Meanings
Adverb
Adverb taking と
Suru verb
1. shrill; strident; piercing; tinkling; metallic-sounding (Onomatopoeia)
2. sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache) (Onomatopoeia)
Na-adjective
3. ice-cold; very cold
Other readings
Pitch accent
きんきん
Examples4
水
The water was ice cold.
水
The water is ice-cold.
キンキン
I bought ice-cold water.
カキ氷
If you eat shaved ice very fast you will get brain freeze.