氷点下

ひょうてんか

Meanings

1. Noun below freezing

Kanji

• 氷 ice. Read as ヒョウ.
• 点 point. Read as テン.
• 下 down. Read as カ.

Example sentences

• 今朝は気温が氷点下に下がっている。
  The temperature has fallen below zero this morning.
• 今日も氷点下です。
  Even today, the temperature is below zero.
• 気温は氷点下6度です。
  It's six degrees below zero.
• この数日間、ずっと氷点下の気温が続いている。
  The temperature has been below freezing for several days.
• もう何日もずっと気温が氷点下なんだよ。
  The temperature has been below zero for many days now.

Common phrases

• 氷点下になる

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