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congeal

Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingギョウ

Kun readingこ.る、こ.らす、こご.らす、こご.らせる、こご.る

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

congealRtK
彼は何かをやり出すとそれに凝る性質です。When he begins to do anything, he devotes himself to it.tatoeba
彼の聞く音楽といったら肩の凝るものばかりだ。He always listens to serious music.tatoeba
freeze
stiff
be absorbed in
彼はテニスに凝っているが、彼の兄はフットボールと野球にもっと凝っている。He is absorbed in playing tennis, but his brother goes in more for football and baseball.tatoeba

to become stiff (of muscles)
to get absorbed in
to develop a passion for
to devote oneself to
to become obsessed with

Radicals and components

Radical冫ice

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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ice (冫) · doubt · spoon (匕) · sitting on the ground · dart · drop (丶) · heavens · chop-seal · hanko · zoo · critters

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1515

Compound words

凝視ぎょうし

stare; gaze; fixation

to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to devote oneself to; to become obsessed with

凝固ぎょうこ

coagulation; freezing; solidification

凝縮ぎょうしゅく

condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)

凝ったこった

elaborate; exquisite; ornate; refined; sophisticated

凝り性こりしょう

tendency to become totally absorbed in something; monomania; perfectionism; fastidiousness; meticulousness

凝塊ぎょうかい

凝結ぎょうけつ

凝血ぎょうけつ

凝脂ぎょうし

凝滞ぎょうたい

凝乳ぎょうにゅう

凝聚ぎょうしゅう

凝乎とじっと

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait)

肩凝りかたこり

抗凝固こうぎょうこ

anticoagulation

混凝土コンクリート

凝らすこらす

凝らせるこごらせる

凝固まるこりかたまる

凝縮するぎょうしゅくする

to condense; to concentrate

凝り固まるこりかたまる

瞳を凝らすひとみをこらす

to strain one's eyes

Additional Examples

彼は息を凝らしてその光景を見つめていた。

He was watching the scene with breathless interest.tatoeba

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 凝

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step