冷蔵庫

See also: 冷藏庫 and 冷藏库

Japanese

Kanji in this term
冷	蔵	庫
れい Grade: 4	ぞう Grade: 6	こ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
冷藏庫 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

冷蔵 (reizō, “refrigeration”) +‎ 庫 (ko, “depository”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) れーぞーこ [rèézóꜜòkò] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ːzo̞ːko̞]

Noun

冷(れい)蔵(ぞう)庫(こ) • (reizōko) ^{←れいざうこ (reizauko)^?} (counter 台)

a refrigerator (appliance that refrigerates food)
冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ)にどのくらい牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう)がありますか？
Reizōko ni dono kurai gyūnyū ga arimasu ka?
How much milk is there in the fridge?

See also

冷(れい)凍(とう)庫(こ) (reitōko, “freezer”)

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN