冷凍(れいとう)

れいとう
noun / suru verb
freezing, frozen
1. freezing, cold storage
The process of preserving food or other items by freezing them, or the state of being frozen.
肉(にく)を冷凍(れいとう)した。
I froze the meat.
冷凍(れいとう)食品(しょくひん)はとても便利(べんり)だ。
Frozen food is very convenient.
残(のこ)ったご飯(はん)は冷凍(れいとう)しておけば一(いっ)か月(げつ)ほど持(も)つ。
If you freeze leftover rice, it keeps for about a month.

Compound of 冷(れい) (cold) + 凍(とう) (freeze). One of the most common everyday words related to food storage.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 冷凍(れいとう)する (to freeze)
  • 冷凍(れいとう)食品(しょくひん) (frozen food)
  • 冷凍(れいとう)庫(こ) (freezer)
  • 冷凍(れいとう)保存(ほぞん) (frozen storage)
  • 冷凍(れいとう)餃子(ギョーザ) (frozen gyoza)
  • 冷凍(れいとう)ピザ (frozen pizza)
  • 急速(きゅうそく)冷凍(れいとう) (flash freezing)

DISTINCTIONS:

  • 冷凍(れいとう): freezing (below 0°C), for long-term preservation
  • 冷蔵(れいぞう): refrigeration (above 0°C), for short-term storage
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