凍える

こごえる · kogoeru · JLPT N2 · verb-ichidan

to be chilled

🧊 凍 = ice radical 冫 + 東; the ice mark on the left tells you it means freeze

The ice radical 冫 sits on the left of 凍, so words about freezing or bone-deep cold carry it. こごえる is the verb for being frozen or chilled to the bone.

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