フリーズ

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーズ [fùríꜜìzù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ɾʲiːzɨ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English freeze.[1][2]

Noun

フリーズ • (furīzu

  1. stop-motion
  2. (computing) a hang, a hang-up, a freeze
Synonyms
  • (stop-motion): ストップモーション (sutoppu-mōshon)
  • (computing): ハングアップ (hanguappu)

Verb

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

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

Conjugation
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English frieze.[1]

Noun

フリーズ • (furīzu

  1. (architecture, art) a frieze

References

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