こってり

also: ごってり

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JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

こってりする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Describes food, sauces, or flavors that are heavy, rich, or greasy. Often used with 味, 料理, or ラーメン.

Used for scolding, criticizing, or doing something intensely. Often appears with verbs like 叱る or 怒る.

〈物もの〉がこってりしているfor food to be rich and heavy in flavor
このラーメンはスープがこってりしている。
This ramen's broth is rich and heavy.
こってりした〈物もの〉richly/heavily flavored ~
こってりした味あじが好すきだ。
I like rich, heavy flavors.
〈人ひと〉をこってり(と)叱しかるto scold someone severely
彼かれは部ぶ長ちょうにこってりと叱しかられた。
He was severely scolded by his manager.

濃のう厚こうN1sense 1
濃厚 is a more formal, descriptive word for rich or thick flavor/color, while こってり is a casual, onomatopoeic word specifically for heavy, greasy food.
まったり
こってり describes a heavy, greasy, strongly rich taste, whereas まったり implies a smooth, mellow richness without heaviness.

あっさりN1sense 1
こってり describes food that is heavy and rich, while あっさり describes food that is light and plain.

たっぷりN3
たっぷり and こってり both end in 〜っぷり/〜てり and describe food generously, but たっぷり means 'plenty in amount' while こってり means 'rich and heavy in taste'.

こってりUsage87%
Standard kana spelling for this mimetic adverb.
コッテリUsage10%
ごってりUsage3%
Emphatic variant with voiced initial consonant, often used for extra intensity.

Mimetic word; the exact origin is uncertain. The voiced variant ごってり adds emphasis, a common pattern in Japanese mimetic adverbs.