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vegetable compartment; crisper drawer (in a refrigerator)
The dedicated compartment in a refrigerator for storing vegetables. Designed to maintain higher humidity and a slightly warmer temperature than the main compartment to keep produce fresh.
野菜室にレタスを入れた。
I put the lettuce in the vegetable compartment.
野菜室は冷蔵室より温度が高い。
The vegetable compartment is warmer than the main refrigerator compartment.
大型冷蔵庫は野菜室が広くて使いやすい。
Large refrigerators have spacious vegetable compartments that are easy to use.
Compound of 野菜 (vegetables) + 室 (room, compartment). One of several specialized compartments in modern Japanese refrigerators.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 野菜室に入れる: to put in the vegetable compartment
- 野菜室から出す: to take out of the vegetable compartment
- 野菜室が大きい: has a large vegetable compartment
RELATED REFRIGERATOR COMPARTMENTS:
- 冷蔵室: main refrigerator compartment
- 冷凍室: freezer compartment
- チルド室: chilled compartment (just above freezing)
- 製氷室: ice-making compartment