砕さい氷ひょう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

ice breaking

Refers to the act of breaking ice, often in the context of icebreaker ships or ice management. Can be used as a noun, suru-verb (transitive or intransitive), or no-adjective.

• 砕さい氷ひょう船せんが厚あつい氷こおりを砕さい氷ひょうする。

  The icebreaker breaks the thick ice.

• 砕さい氷ひょう作さ業ぎょうは冬ふゆの港みなとで重じゅう要ようだ。

  Ice breaking operations are important at the port in winter.