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凍え付く (こごえつく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

凍こごえ付つく

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

freeze to; be frozen to

Describes something becoming stuck or attached to a surface by freezing, often used for objects or body parts frozen to ice or metal.

寒さむさで手てが鉄てつの手てすりに凍こごえ付ついた。
My hand froze to the iron railing from the cold.
濡ぬれたタオルが物もの干ほし竿ざおに凍こごえ

付つ

い

て

いる

。

The wet towel is frozen to the clothesline.

Written forms

凍こごえ付つく
Standard kanji spelling.
凍こごえつく
Variant with つく in kana.

Kanji

凍frozen, congeal, refrigerate
付adhere, attach, refer to

Similar words

凍こごえる
凍える means 'to freeze' or 'to be chilled to the bone' (intransitive), focusing on the sensation of extreme cold. 凍え付く adds the nuance of becoming stuck by freezing.
凍こおり付つく
凍り付く also means 'to freeze and stick', but is more general and can refer to surfaces freezing over or becoming icy. 凍え付く emphasizes the result of severe cold causing adhesion.

Etymology

Compound of 凍える (kogoeru, 'to freeze, be chilled') + 付く (tsuku, 'to stick, adhere').