Translation guide
The process of a liquid, especially blood, changing to a semi-solid or solid state.
Describing the process of a liquid turning into a soft solid mass, such as in cooking or chemistry.
The most general term for coagulation or solidification of liquids. Used in scientific, medical, and everyday contexts.
血液が凝固するのを防ぐ薬です。
It's a medicine that prevents blood from coagulating.
ゼラチンは冷えると凝固します。
Gelatin coagulates when it cools.
A common verb meaning 'to harden' or 'to solidify'. More casual and everyday than 凝固. Used for liquids, but also for things like jelly or cement.
血が固まってかさぶたになった。
The blood coagulated and formed a scab.
プリンが冷蔵庫で固まった。
The pudding set in the fridge.
A more technical term, often used in chemistry or meteorology for condensation or coagulation. Less common in daily speech.
コロイド溶液の凝結を観察した。
We observed the coagulation of the colloidal solution.
Referring specifically to the process of blood forming clots, often in a medical or first-aid context.
The formal medical term for blood coagulation. Used in healthcare settings.
血液凝固検査の結果は正常でした。
The blood coagulation test results were normal.
The everyday way to say 'blood clots' or 'blood coagulates'. Natural in conversation.
傷口の血がなかなか固まらない。
The blood from the wound just won't coagulate.
A medical term for blood clot or coagulation. Often used in compound words like 凝血薬 (anticoagulant).
Describing the process of milk separating into curds, or making tofu.
The transitive form 'to coagulate (something)'. Used in cooking instructions for tofu or cheese.
豆乳ににがりを加えて凝固させます。
Add nigari to soy milk to coagulate it.
The transitive verb 'to harden' or 'to solidify'. Common in recipes.
凝固 (ぎょうこ) is a formal, scientific term for coagulation. 固まる (かたまる) is the everyday verb for 'to harden/solidify' and is more natural in casual speech. Use 固まる for general situations and 凝固 in technical or medical contexts.
Please apply pressure until the blood clots.
I take medicine to prevent blood clots.
牛乳を酢で固めてカッテージチーズを作る。
Coagulate milk with vinegar to make cottage cheese.