フリーズ

Japanese

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) フリ​ーズ [fùríꜜìzù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾʲiːzɨᵝ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English freeze.[1][2]

Noun

フリーズ (rōmaji furīzu)

  1. stop-motion
  2. (computing) a hang, a hang-up, a freeze
Synonyms
  • (stop-motion): ストップモーション (sutoppu-mōshon)
  • (computing): ハングアップ (hanguappu)

Verb

フリーズする (transitive and intransitive, suru conjugation, rōmaji furīzu suru)

  1. to freeze from cold
  2. to stop moving, to hold still
Usage notes

Also used as a standalone command, フリーズ！, as in English “Freeze!”.

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English frieze.[1]

Noun

フリーズ (rōmaji furīzu)

  1. (architecture, art) a frieze

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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