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How to say 'Refrigerator' in Japanese | 冷蔵庫

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The Japanese word for Refrigerator is 'Reizouko', written as 冷蔵庫 in Japanese.'Refrigerator' in hiragana is れいぞうこ.

    word

    冷蔵庫

    Meaning

    Refrigerator

    Reading

    れいぞうこ

    reizouko

    Kanji

    冷Cold 蔵Storehouse 庫Warehouse

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '冷蔵庫 (れいぞうこ)' means 'refrigerator'. It refers to an electrical appliance used to store food and keep it cold or frozen. This word is commonly used in everyday life when discussing household items or food storage. For example: Please put the milk in the refrigerator「牛乳を冷蔵庫に入れてください」(ぎゅうにゅうをれいぞうこにいれてください). The refrigerator is broken「冷蔵庫が壊れている」(れいぞうこがこわれている). It's important to note that this word is a compound noun, with '冷蔵' meaning 'cold storage' and '庫' meaning 'storage house' or 'repository'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    1606

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 冷蔵庫

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    冷

    Meaning

    Cold

  • kanji

    蔵

    Meaning

    Storehouse

  • kanji

    庫

    Meaning

    Warehouse

Words Related to 冷蔵庫 Through the Kanji 冷

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 冷 as well.

  • word

    冷える

    Meaning

    Cool

  • word

    冷房

    Meaning

    Air conditioning

  • word

    冷たい

    Meaning

    Cold

  • word

    冷ます

    Meaning

    Cool

  • word

    冷蔵

    Meaning

    Refrigeration

  • word

    冷める

    Meaning

    Cool

  • word

    冷やす

    Meaning

    Cool

  • word

    冷え込む

    Meaning

    Chill

  • word

    冷やかす

    Meaning

    Tease

  • word

    冷凍

    Meaning

    Freezing

  • word

    冷静

    Meaning

    Calm

  • word

    冷淡

    Meaning

    Indifferent

Words Related to 冷蔵庫 Through the Kanji 蔵

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 蔵 as well.

  • word

    蔵

    Meaning

    Storehouse

  • word

    大蔵省

    Meaning

    Finance ministry

  • word

    冷蔵

    Meaning

    Refrigeration

Words Related to 冷蔵庫 Through the Kanji 庫

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 庫 as well.

  • word

    庫

    Meaning

    Storage

  • word

    車庫

    Meaning

    Garage

  • word

    金庫

    Meaning

    Safe

  • word

    文庫

    Meaning

    Library, Paperback

  • word

    在庫

    Meaning

    Stock, Inventory

  • word

    倉庫

    Meaning

    Warehouse

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What does 'Reizouko' (冷蔵庫) mean?

'Reizouko' means 'Refrigerator' .

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