凍害(とうがい)

とうがい
noun
frost damage; freeze damage
technicalweather
1. 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(ことし)は凍害(とうがい)で農作物(のうさくぶつ)に大(おお)きな被害(ひがい)が出(で)た。
This year, frost damage caused major harm to agricultural crops.
コンクリートの凍害(とうがい)を防(ふせ)ぐには適切(てきせつ)な対策(たいさく)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Appropriate measures are needed to prevent freeze damage to concrete.
春先(はるさき)の急(きゅう)な冷(ひ)え込(こ)みで、果樹園(かじゅえん)が凍害(とうがい)を受(う)けてしまった。
Due to a sudden cold snap in early spring, the orchard suffered frost damage.

A compound of 凍(とう) (freezing) and 害(がい) (damage, harm). Used in both agricultural and construction/engineering contexts.

Common collocations

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 words

  • 霜(しも) — frost
  • 霜害(そうがい) — frost damage (specifically from surface frost, slightly different nuance)
  • 冷害(れいがい) — cold-weather damage (broader term for damage from abnormally cool temperatures, not necessarily freezing)
  • 凍結(とうけつ) — freezing (the process of something becoming frozen)

Related Words

Related: 霜(しも) (frost)
Related: 霜害(そうがい) (frost damage)
Related: 凍結(とうけつ) (freezing)
Compare: 雪害(せつがい) (snow damage)
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Added 2026.4.27 23:23 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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