How to say "Freeze" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Freeze" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Freeze" is "Kooru", written in japanese as "凍る".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese verb '凍る (こおる)' means 'to freeze'. It is used to describe the state of a liquid or substance becoming solid due to low temperatures. For example: The water in the lake froze - (湖の水が凍った). The meat in the freezer has frozen - (冷凍庫の肉が凍る).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 1 Kanji:

The kanji "凍" means "Freeze" and "Frozen" and can be read as "Tou", "Koo", and "Kogo"

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Kooru" mean in japanese?

"Kooru" means "Freeze" .

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How to write "Freeze" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "る" is read as "ru". The hiragana "と" is read as "to". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "お" is read as "o". And The hiragana "ご" is read as "go".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.