No. 1,253 in Japanese
冷蔵庫
Refrigerator.
In a sentence
私は新しい冷蔵庫を買いました。
I bought a new refrigerator.
Here, 冷蔵庫 (Reizōko) refers to a domestic appliance used to store food.
古い冷蔵庫が壊れて動かなくなりました。
The old refrigerator broke and stopped working.
In this instance, 冷蔵庫 is described as an object that can malfunction.
彼は冷蔵庫から飲み物を取り出しました。
He took a drink out of the refrigerator.
In this case, 冷蔵庫 is used as the location where drinks are kept, emphasizing its storage function.
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