凝

Meaning

凝 centers on a substance or state becoming thick, solid, or fixed: liquids congealing or freezing, muscles stiffening, or the mind being so absorbed in something that it becomes rigidly focused.

• 凝りしこり

  muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)

• 凝るこる
  N2

  to become stiff (of muscles)

• 凝縮ぎょうしゅく

  condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration

• 凝固ぎょうこ

  coagulation; freezing; solidification

• 凝視ぎょうし

  stare; gaze; fixation

• 凝らすこらす
  N1

  to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to apply oneself

• 凝るしこる

  to stiffen; to harden

• 凝集ぎょうしゅう

  agglomeration; clumping together

• 凝結ぎょうけつ

  solidification; congelation; freezing; curdling; setting

• 凝り性こりしょう

  tendency to become totally absorbed in something; monomania; perfectionism; fastidiousness; meticulousness

• 凝るこごる
  N1

  to congeal; to gelatinize; to jellify; to jell; to gell; to freeze

• 凝灰岩ぎょうかいがん

  tuff

• 凝ったこった

  elaborate; exquisite; ornate; refined; sophisticated

• 凝らすこごらす
  N1

  to freeze; to congeal

• ボースアインシュタイン凝縮ボースアインシュタインぎょうしゅく

  Bose-Einstein condensate

• メラニン凝集ホルモンメラニンぎょうしゅうホルモン

  melanin-concentrating hormone

• 凝っては思案に能わずこってはしあんにあたわず

  too much thinking gets you nowhere; excessive enthusiasm clouds one's judgment

• 凝らせるこごらせる

  to freeze; to congeal

• 凝りこごり

  congelation; congealment; jelly

• 凝りだすこりだす

  to be into something (e.g. a hobby)

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