JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Kanji 凍: "frozen, congeal, refrigerate"
The kanji 凍 means "frozen, congeal, refrigerate". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read トウ in on'yomi and こお.る, こご.える, こご.る, い.てる, し.みる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
こお.るこご.えるこご.るい.てるし.みる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | frozen, congeal, refrigerate |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1284 of 2,501 |
Common words with 凍
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 凍るto freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
- 凍りつくto freeze (to something); to be frozen (to) · to freeze hard; to freeze completely
- 凍えるto freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
- 凍結freezing (e.g. water) · freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
- 冷凍freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
- 凍てつくto freeze
- 凍死death from cold; freezing to death
- 冷凍庫freezer
- 解凍thawing; defrosting · decompression (of data); extraction; unpacking; unzipping
- 冷凍食品frozen food
- 凍傷frostbite; chilblains
- 凍らすto freeze; to refrigerate
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