Translation guide
Describes when a surface, body of water, or object becomes covered or blocked with ice due to cold temperatures.
To say that a lake, pond, river, road, or other surface has frozen over, forming a layer of ice on top.
The pond froze over.
The lake is completely frozen over.
Emphasizes the state of being frozen solid or stuck. Often used for surfaces that have become icy and slippery.
The road is frozen over.
The river froze over and you can walk on it.
Literally 'freeze all over'. Used to describe a wide area completely frozen over.
The rice fields froze over completely.
To describe when a window, windshield, or glass surface becomes coated with ice or frost, often from condensation freezing.
To say that a pipe, lock, or mechanical part has frozen over, meaning ice has formed inside and blocked it.
Formal/slightly technical term for 'to freeze' or 'to become frozen'. Commonly used for pipes, roads, and accounts (metaphorically).
The water pipe froze over.
The keyhole froze over due to the cold.
Can be used in casual speech for pipes, but 凍結する is more precise for blockages.
凍る is the most common and versatile. 凍結する is more formal and often used for pipes, roads, or technical contexts. 凍りつく emphasizes being frozen solid or stuck, often with a nuance of immobility.
The lake freezes over.
The road freezes over (formal/technical).
The waterfall freezes solid.
The window froze over and I can't see outside.
The window glass is frozen over and won't open.
パイプが凍って水が出ない。
The pipe froze over and no water comes out.