# 凍 — Frozen

Frequency rank 1373 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 拒 (Refuse), less common than 雅 (Elegant).

- On’yomi: とう
- Kun’yomi: こお
- Radical: 冫 Ice (Kangxi 15)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

Ice on the left meets the east on the right -- the frozen east wind blows ice across the land, leaving everything frozen.

In words:

- 凍る こおる — to freeze,to be frozen over,to congeal
- 凍える こごえる — to freeze,to be chilled,to be frozen
- 冷凍 れいとう — freezing,cold storage,refrigeration

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