Japanese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from English freeze.[1][2]

Noun edit

フリーズ (furīzu

  1. stop-motion
  2. (computing) a hang, a hang-up, a freeze
Synonyms edit

Verb edit

フリーズする (furīzu surutransitive or intransitive suru (stem フリーズ (furīzusuru shi), past フリーズした (furīzusuru shita))

  1. to freeze from cold
  2. to stop moving, to hold still
  3. (computing) to freeze (become unresponsive)
    Synonym: 固まる (katamaru)
Usage notes edit

Also used as a standalone command, フリーズ!, as in English “Freeze!”.

Synonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from English frieze.[1]

Noun edit

フリーズ (furīzu

  1. (architecture, art) a frieze

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN