固まる (かたまる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

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固まる · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

harden; solidify

Physical change from soft or liquid to solid, such as concrete, jelly, or wax.

固かためるN2
固める is the transitive partner meaning to harden or firm up something, while 固まる is intransitive, describing the thing becoming hard on its own.

凝ぎょう固こ sense 1
凝固する is a formal, scientific term for solidifying (used for liquids, gases, chemical states), while 固まる is the everyday word for the same physical change.
決きまるN4sense 2
決まる means a decision or fact becomes fixed/settled, while 固まる in this sense stresses an opinion or resolve solidifying gradually.
集あつまるN4sense 3
集まる simply means people or things come together, while 固まる adds the nuance of clustering tightly in one spot.
フリーズ sense 4
フリーズする is a loanword verb used interchangeably with 固まる when a computer or program stops responding.

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こわばるN1
固まる describes a substance physically solidifying (liquid to solid), while 強張る describes muscles or an expression becoming tense and rigid, often from cold or emotion.
こごるN1
固まる is a general word for anything hardening or solidifying, while こごる specifically describes a liquid congealing into jelly, usually from cooling.
硬こう直ちょく
固まる is a common, everyday verb for solidifying or freezing up (e.g. jelly, or someone frozen with fear), while 硬直 is more formal and specifically emphasizes stiffness/rigidity rather than solidification.

溶とけるN2sense 1
溶ける means to melt or dissolve, the opposite process from 固まる, which means to harden or solidify.
散ちらばるN1sense 3
散らばる means to scatter apart, the opposite of 固まる's sense of people or things clustering together.

凍こおるN3sense 1
凍る specifically means to freeze due to cold temperature, whereas 固まる covers general hardening from any cause, not just cold.
定さだまるN1
固まる refers to something physically solidifying or hardening, while 定まる refers to a plan, decision, or situation becoming settled.
丸まるまるN2

固かたまるUsage86%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
かたまるUsage14%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing, especially for the computing sense.

From 固い (かたい, hard) + まる (intransitive verb-forming suffix). The computing sense is a semantic extension of 'becoming unresponsive'.