No. 3,135 in Japanese
凍結
"凍結" means "freeze" or "freezing" and can refer to physical freezing or suspension/halting of activities.
In a sentence
道路が凍結しているので、注意が必要です。
The roads are frozen, so caution is necessary.
In this sentence, '凍結' refers to the physical freezing of roads, often due to cold weather, indicating caution regarding slippery conditions.
そのプロジェクトの予算は現在凍結されています。
The budget for that project is currently frozen.
Here, '凍結' is used metaphorically to describe the suspension or halt of financial resources, indicating inactivity.
水が零度で凍結することは物理学の基本原理です。
Water freezing at zero degrees Celsius is a basic principle of physics.
In this context, '凍結' is explained scientifically as the transformation of water into ice, observing natural principles.
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