凝 – congeal, freeze, stiff

16 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1712 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary

The kanji 凝 means congeal, freeze, stiff, be absorbed in. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ギョウ (gyou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is こ.る、こ.らす、こご.らす、こご.らせる、こご.る (koru, korasu, kogorasu, kogoraseru, kogoru). It is written with 16 strokes, under radical 冫 (no. 15).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ギョウ	gyou
Kun’yomi	こ.る	koru
Kun’yomi	こ.らす	korasu
Kun’yomi	こご.らす	kogorasu
Kun’yomi	こご.らせる	kogoraseru
Kun’yomi	こご.る	kogoru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 冫 (Kangxi radical 15). Components: 矢・冫・匕・マ・疋・乞.

Words using 凝

凝るこるto become stiff (of muscles)凝らすこらすto concentrate

Example sentences

最近はどんな物に凝っているの？

What are you into these days?

Tatoeba #170670

彼女は服に凝っている。

She is particular about her dress.

Tatoeba #86844

そのキルトは本当によく技巧が凝らされていていいものですね。

That quilt is really quite a piece of work with all its fine craftsmanship.

Tatoeba #213262

Kanji with the same radical

冷冬凍凄冴凌

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