I Love Kanji凝る (koru)
凝る (こる, koru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to become stiff (of muscles)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- こる
- Romaji
- koru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to become stiff (of muscles) · godan verb, intransitive
- to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to devote oneself to; to become obsessed with; to get hooked on · godan verb, intransitive
- to be elaborate; to be intricate; to be exquisite; to be particular about; to pay great attention to · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 凝る
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 凝る | こる koru |
| Polite (~masu) | 凝ります | こります korimasu |
| Negative | 凝らない | こらない koranai |
| Polite negative | 凝りません | こりません korimasen |
| Past | 凝った | こった kotta |
| Polite past | 凝りました | こりました korimashita |
| Negative past | 凝らなかった | こらなかった koranakatta |
| Te-form | 凝って | こって kotte |
| Potential | 凝れる | これる koreru |
| Passive | 凝られる | こられる korareru |
| Causative | 凝らせる | こらせる koraseru |
| Volitional | 凝ろう | ころう korou |
| Imperative | 凝れ | これ kore |
| Conditional (~ba) | 凝れば | これば koreba |
Kanji in 凝る
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 凝る.
Source: JMdict entry 1239070 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.