冷蔵庫
れいぞうこ
hepburn reizouko
refrigerator
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 冷蔵庫に牛乳があります。There's milk in the fridge.
- 冷蔵庫を開けてください。Please open the fridge.
Collocations
冷蔵庫 (reizouko, refrigerator)冷凍庫 (reitouko, freezer)野菜室 (yasaishitsu, vegetable compartment)冷蔵 (reizou, refrigeration)常温 (jouon, room temperature)
Mnemonic
冷蔵庫 reizouko — kanji "cold (冷) + storage (蔵) + warehouse (庫)" = cold storage = refrigerator. Korean shares the same kanji. Japan splits cold-storage vocabulary precisely: 冷蔵庫 (0-10°C) vs 冷凍庫 (reitouko, ≤-18°C, freezer) vs 野菜室 (yasaishitsu, 5-10°C, vegetable drawer) vs パーシャル (partial freezing, -3°C) vs チルド (0°C, fresh) — five temperature-band terms. Japanese home fridges average four doors with multi-zone control. Appliance ads and manuals leverage this lexicon for brand differentiation. One word compresses Japan's precision appliance industry, food-preservation science, and consumer vocabulary.
Quick check
Temperature and purpose of 野菜室?