凍 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. こおる。
  2. こごえる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「冫」+音符「東」。「こおる」「こごえる」を意味する漢語{凍}を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

frozen, congeal, refrigerate

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • トウJHS
Kun (native)
  • こお(る)JHS
  • こご(える)JHS
  • こご(る)
  • い(てる)
  • し(みる)
Nanori (used in names)
  • こおり
Other languages
  • 拼音dong4
  • 한글dong
  • Hán-ViệtĐống

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
冫(にすい)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+51CD

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰冫東

Words using this kanji

  • 凍結とうけつ凍りつくこと。 資金や資産の移動・使用を禁止すること。アカウントなどの使用を停止すること。 議論や交渉、計画の実施などを止めること。開発を終結させること。freezing (e.g. water), freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.), moratorium, suspension (e.g. investment)
  • 凍るこおるこおる 参照to freeze, to become frozen, to freeze over
  • 凍死とうし寒さのために体が冷え切り死ぬこと。 寒さのために体が冷え切り死ぬ。death from cold, freezing to death
  • 凍えるこごえるこごえるを参照。to freeze (of one's body), to be frozen, to become numb (with cold), to be chilled
  • 凍土とうど高山や高緯度地域に見られる、恒常的に温度が摂氏零度を下回ることで含まれる水分が凍結した土。frozen soil
  • 凍らすこおらすto freeze, to refrigerate
  • 凍傷とうしょう低温のために体の組織に生じる傷害。重度のものでは組織の壊死を伴う。frostbite, chilblains
  • 凍雨とううwinter rain, ice pellet
  • 凍害とうがい農作物などが寒さによって被害を受けること。frost damage
  • 凍寒とうかん凍てつくような厳しい寒さ。frost, bitter cold
  • 凍原とうげんtundra
  • 凍石とうせき緻密で軟らかい塊状の滑石でできた岩石。soapstone
  • 凍肉とうにくfrozen meat
  • 凍瘡とうそうしもやけ。chilblains, frostbite
  • 凍餒とうたい凍え、飢えること。生活苦。privation
  • 凍港とうこうfrozen harbor
  • 凍ついつto freeze
  • 凍露とうろ露が凍ったもの。frozen dew, white dew
  • 凍上とうじょう土中の水分が凍って地面が持ち上がる現象。frost heaving, upwards swelling of soil during freezing conditions
  • 凍気とうきfreezing air, icy air, extreme cold

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-2-8
Four Corner
3519.6
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2b8.2
Heisig
545
Nelson
649