also: ひょうしつ
noun
ice house; ice room; cold room
A building or room used for storing ice, historically common before modern refrigeration. Often refers to traditional Japanese ice storage structures.
昔は氷室に氷を蓄えて夏まで保存した。
In the past, they stored ice in an ice house and kept it until summer.
この地域には古い氷室の跡が残っている。
Remains of old ice houses remain in this area.
Rare reading; it is rarely used kana form.
Compound of 氷 (ひ, 'ice') and 室 (むろ, 'room' or 'cellar'). The reading ひむろ is a kun'yomi compound; ひょうしつ is an on'yomi reading that is rarely used.