凝ぎょう縮しゅく

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凝縮する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Used for abstract things like ideas, emotions, effort, or essence being condensed into a concentrated form. Often implies intensity or distillation.

Related words

濃のう縮しゅくN1sense 1
濃縮 refers to concentrating a liquid or solution (like juice or a chemical), while 凝縮 emphasizes a change of state or the densification of something abstract, like emotion or effort.
集しゅう約やく sense 1
集約 means to consolidate or summarize information/ideas into a unified whole, whereas 凝縮 stresses compressing something into a denser, more intense essence.

Opposites

拡かく散さんN1sense 1
拡散 means to spread out or diffuse, the opposite of 凝縮's sense of compressing something into a concentrated form.
蒸じょう発はつN2sense 2
In physics, 蒸発 (evaporation, liquid to gas) is the reverse process of 凝縮 (condensation, gas to liquid).
揮き発はつ
凝縮 is the reverse process of gas turning back into liquid, the opposite of 揮発's vapor formation.

Don't confuse with

凝ぎょう結けつ sense 2
凝結 focuses on coagulation or solidifying into a fixed form (like blood clotting or dew forming), while 凝縮 focuses on the densifying or compressing of substance or essence.
濃のう縮しゅくN1
凝縮 refers to the physical change from gas to liquid (condensation), while 濃縮 refers to increasing the concentration of a solution or substance by removing water or another diluent.
凝こらすN1
凝縮する shares the kanji 凝 with 凝らす but means to condense or compress physically, not to concentrate mental effort or stiffen a body part.