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frost damage; freeze damage
Damage caused by freezing temperatures, particularly to crops, plants, infrastructure (such as concrete or pipes), or other objects. A significant concern in agriculture and construction in cold regions.
今年は凍害で農作物に大きな被害が出た。
This year, frost damage caused major harm to agricultural crops.
コンクリートの凍害を防ぐには適切な対策が必要だ。
Appropriate measures are needed to prevent freeze damage to concrete.
春先の急な冷え込みで、果樹園が凍害を受けてしまった。
Due to a sudden cold snap in early spring, the orchard suffered frost damage.
A compound of 凍 (freezing) and 害 (damage, harm). Used in both agricultural and construction/engineering contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 凍害を受ける — to suffer frost damage
- 凍害を防ぐ — to prevent frost damage
- 凍害対策 — frost damage countermeasures
- 凍害に強い — resistant to frost damage
DOMAIN-SPECIFIC USAGE:
- In agriculture: damage to crops from frost or freezing, especially harmful during budding or blooming season
- In construction: deterioration of concrete or masonry from repeated freeze-thaw cycles, where water expands as it freezes inside porous materials
- In plumbing: burst pipes caused by water freezing and expanding inside them
RELATED TERMS:
- 霜 — frost
- 霜害 — frost damage (specifically from surface frost, slightly different nuance)
- 冷害 — cold-weather damage (broader term for damage from abnormally cool temperatures, not necessarily freezing)
- 凍結 — freezing (the process of something becoming frozen)