凍死

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 凍死 is read as とうし and is a noun and する verb for freezing to death or dying from exposure to severe cold.
• Basic usage: A past death appears in 吹雪で凍死する, while danger appears in 凍死の危険.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Death and risk
  • It can report an actual death caused by cold or appear in an expression for the risk of such a death.
• Difference from 凍る
  • 凍る is the physical change of something freezing; 凍死 specifically denotes a person or animal dying from cold.