冷蔵庫

See also: 冷藏庫 and 冷藏库

Japanese

Kanji in this term
冷	蔵	庫
れい Grade: 4	ぞう Grade: 6	こ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

冷蔵 (reizō, “refrigeration”) +‎ 庫 (ko, “depository”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) れーぞーこ [rèézóꜜòkò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2][3]
- IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ːzo̞ːko̞]

Noun

冷蔵庫 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 冷藏庫, counter 台, hiragana れいぞうこ, rōmaji reizōko, historical hiragana れいざうこ)

a refrigerator (appliance that refrigerates food)

See also

冷 (れい)凍 (とう)庫 (こ) (reitōko, “freezer”)

References

1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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