Japanese symbol for “refrigeration”
冷凍
れいとう
Romaji: reitou
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
In Japanese, refrigeration is 冷凍, read れいとう (reitou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “refrigeration”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冷却 | れいきゃく reikyaku | cooling; refrigeration |
| 冷蔵 | れいぞう reizou | cold storage; refrigeration |
| 冷蔵法 | れいぞうほう reizouhou | refrigeration |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冷静 | れいせい reisei | calmness; composure; coolness |
| 冷蔵庫 | れいぞうこ reizouko | refrigerator; fridge |
| 冷戦 | れいせん reisen | cold war; the Cold War |
| 冷房 | れいぼう reibou | air conditioning; air cooling |
| 冷たい | つめたい tsumetai | cold (to the touch); chilly; icy |
| 凍結 | とうけつ touketsu | freezing (e.g. water) |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “refrigeration”.
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.