냉장고

naengjanggo · TOPIK 1

refrigerator

냉장고 — refrigerator

🧊 冷藏庫 = cold (냉) + store (장) + storehouse (고)

Three hanja: 冷 naeng = cold, 藏 jang = to store or keep, 庫 go = storehouse. A fridge is literally a cold-storage warehouse. 냉 also shows up in 냉면 (cold noodles), and 고 in 창고 (warehouse) and 차고 (garage).

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