Japanese symbol for “moratorium”
凍結
とうけつ
Romaji: touketsu
freezing (e.g. water)
In Japanese, moratorium is 凍結, read とうけつ (touketsu).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs freezing (e.g. water)
- n, vs, vt freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “moratorium”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| モラトリアム | モラトリアム moratoriamu | moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments) |
| 一時停止 | いちじていし ichijiteishi | suspension; pause; temporary halt |
| 猶予期間 | ゆうよきかん yuuyokikan | grace period; moratorium |
| 一時休止 | いちじきゅうし ichijikyuushi | adjournment; pause; moratorium |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 結果 | けっか kekka | result; consequence; outcome |
| 結婚 | けっこん kekkon | marriage |
| 結局 | けっきょく kekkyoku | after all; in the end; ultimately |
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.