Japanese symbol for “frostbite”
凍傷
とうしょう
Romaji: toushou
frostbite; chilblains
In Japanese, frostbite is 凍傷, read とうしょう (toushou).
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Meanings
- n frostbite; chilblains
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “frostbite”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 霜焼け | しもやけ shimoyake | frostbite; chilblains |
| 凍瘡 | とうそう tousou | chilblains; frostbite |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凍結 | とうけつ touketsu | freezing (e.g. water) |
| 冷凍 | れいとう reitou | freezing; cold storage; refrigeration |
| 凍る | こおる kooru | to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over |
| 凍死 | とうし toushi | death from cold; freezing to death |
| 解凍 | かいとう kaitou | thawing; defrosting |
| 冷凍庫 | れいとうこ reitouko | freezer |
| 負傷 | ふしょう fushou | injury; wound |
| 傷つける | きずつける kizutsukeru | to wound; to injure |
See also: Chinese symbol for “frostbite”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.