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freeze · cold
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Memory Aid
'KO-O' — It's so COLD, you CO-O-ldn't move!
The `east` (東) is so cold that water `(冫)` freezes. It's `frozen`.
Vocabulary
凍るこおるto freeze
冷凍庫れいとうこfreezer
凍えるこごえるto freeze (of a person), to be numb with cold
凍結とうけつfreezing, suspension
Example Sentences
川の水が凍った。
The river water froze.
寒くて手が凍えそうだ。
My hands are so cold they feel like they're freezing.
この魚は冷凍できますか。
Can this fish be frozen?
道路が凍結していて危ない。
The roads are frozen and dangerous.