凍結

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 凍結 (とうけつ) combines freezing 凍 and binding 結 to denote physical freezing or figurative suspension.
• Basic usage: It applies to an icy road and to a plan put on hold because funding is unavailable.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Ice and administrative suspension
  • A road undergoes literal 凍結, while a 凍結された plan is paused and may later be resumed.