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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.

Related words· 7

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.

Opposites

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.
とろけるN1
固まる means to harden or solidify, the opposite process to 蕩ける melting into softness.

Don't confuse with

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
丸まる means something curls or becomes round in shape, while 固まる means something hardens or solidifies, regardless of shape.