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氷点下 (ひょうてんか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
below freezing ; below zero
Refers to a temperature below the freezing point of water, normally below 0°C. Often used before a number, as in 氷点下五度, meaning minus five degrees Celsius.
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The road froze in the below-freezing cold.
Similar words 零れい 下か Also means below zero; 氷点下 is especially common for below the freezing point in weather contexts, while 零下 directly emphasizes being below zero.
氷ひょう 点てん Means the freezing point itself, not a temperature below it.
氷ひょう 点てん 上じょう The opposite idea: above freezing.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 氷点, meaning the freezing point, and 下, meaning below; together it denotes a temperature below the freezing point.
