Meaning

Primary

Freezer

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A cool frozen storage is one which is really cold on the inside, so cold it can freeze things. This is called a freezer, not to be confused with 冷蔵庫, which is refrigerator, and doesn't have the kanji for "freeze" in it.

Reading

れいとうこ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

うちの冷凍庫はいつもいっぱいなんです。

Our freezer is always full.

げっ、冷凍庫、閉め忘れてた!

Geez, I forgot to close the freezer!

良い冷凍庫が見つかるといいですね。

I hope you find a good freezer.

冷凍庫の中に怪しいカタマリが入っているんだけど、あれ何?

There is a mysterious block in our freezer. What is that?

Kanji Composition