Japanese symbol for “thawing”
解凍
かいとう
Romaji: kaitou
thawing; defrosting
In Japanese, thawing is 解凍, read かいとう (kaitou).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt thawing; defrosting
- n, vs, vt decompression (of data); extraction; unpacking; unzipping (comp)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “thawing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解氷 | かいひょう kaihyou | thawing (of rivers, lakes, etc.); thaw |
| 霜解け | しもどけ shimodoke | thaw; thawing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
| 解決 | かいけつ kaiketsu | settlement; solution; resolution |
| 解説 | かいせつ kaisetsu | explanation; commentary; exposition |
| 解散 | かいさん kaisan | breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd) |
| 解放 | かいほう kaihou | release; unleashing; liberation |
| 解除 | かいじょ kaijo | termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding |
| 凍結 | とうけつ touketsu | freezing (e.g. water) |
| 冷凍 | れいとう reitou | freezing; cold storage; refrigeration |
See also: Chinese symbol for “thawing”.
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.