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frozen
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingトウ
Kun readingこお.る、こご.える、こご.る、い.てる、し.みる
JōyōGrade 8
  1. to freeze
  2. to become frozen
  3. to freeze over

Popular Usage

凍る凍える

Radicals and components

Radical冫ice
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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ice (冫) · east · tree (木) · wood (木) · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 545

Compound words

凍るこおる
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
凍えるこごえる
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
凍結とうけつ
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
凍死とうし
death from cold; freezing to death
冷凍れいとう
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
冷凍庫れいとうこ
freezer
冷凍食品れいとうしょくひん
frozen food
解凍かいとう
thawing
凍瘡とうそう
chilblains
凍餒とうたい
privation
凍てるいてる
to freeze
凍みるしみる
to freeze
凍えつくこごえつく
to freeze to
凍え死にこごえじに
death from cold
凍え付くこごえつく
to freeze to
凍てつくいてつく
to freeze
凍て付くいてつく
to freeze
凍み付くしみつく
to freeze to
凍り漬けこおりづけ
preserved in ice
凍結するとうけつする
to freez
解凍するかいとうする
凍結防止剤とうけつぼうしざい
(automotive) antifreeze

Additional Examples

発見された時、ハイカーたちは凍死寸前だった。
The hikers were all but frozen when they were found.tatoeba
肉を長く保存しておきたいなら冷凍しなさい。
If you want to keep meat for a long time, freeze it.tatoeba
ただし、道路が凍るおそれのある真冬は行わなかった。
However, mizumaki was not done in winter since roads could freeze.wiki

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