冷凍

This is the 592nd most frequent Japanese word.


冷凍

Freezing; frozen.


冷凍庫 (freezer): Here, 冷凍 refers to the process of freezing, emphasizing the storage appliance used for it.

冷凍庫にアイスクリームを入れました。

I put ice cream in the freezer.


冷凍保存 (frozen storage): In this sentence, 冷凍 describes the method of preserving food by freezing.

その野菜は長期間冷凍保存できます。

Those vegetables can be stored frozen for a long time.


冷凍食品 (frozen food): 冷凍 is used here to describe food items that have been frozen for preservation.

温める前に、冷凍食品を解凍してください。

Before heating, please thaw the frozen food.