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Kanji Detail for 凍 - "to freeze, frozen, cold"

凍

  • Meaning

    凍 means "to freeze, frozen, cold."

    1. Freeze - To turn to ice; to become solid from cold.

    2. Frozen - In a state of being frozen.

    3. Cold - Extremely low temperature.

  • Words using 凍

    • 凍結 とうけつ Listen freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium
    • 冷凍 れいとう Listen freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
    • 冷凍庫 れいとうこ Listen freezer
    • 凍える こごえる Listen to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold)
    • 冷凍食品 れいとうしょくひん Listen frozen food

  • Tattoo check: 凍

    • Verified meaning: to freeze, frozen, cold
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read こおる)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 凍

    Given names 凍(こおる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    frozen; congeal; refrigerate

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    freeze; cold, congeal; jelly

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    cold; to freeze, to congeal; jelly

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Ice. Referring to water solidifying from cold. | Any solidified liquid is colloquially also called 凍. | Brilliant mineral stones are also called 凍. Such as Qingtian stone has 青田凍; Duan stone has 魚腦凍. | Cold. Such as 凍餒, meaning hunger and cold.

  • Onyomi

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    toh(トウ) トウ

  • Kunyomi

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    i.teru(い-てる) い-てる

    kogo.eru(こご-える) こご-える

    kogo.ru(こご-る) こご-る

    koo.ru(こお-る) こお-る

    shi.miru(し-みる) し-みる

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    冫 (nisui)

  • Related Keywords

    to freeze frozen cold numb chill frost ice frigid glacial harden refrigerate congeal crystallize stiffen

Sentences including 凍

  • He was frozen to death.

  • The lake was frozen.

  • Bring the frozen fish here.

  • They were frozen to death.

  • It might not freeze tonight.

  • The dog was frozen to death.

  • I'm freezing.

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