Word Meaning 凝り

こり kori

凝り is read as こり (kori) and means muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders).

Meaning

English

muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
lingering discomfort
uneasiness
bad aftertaste
unpleasant feeling
lump (in tissue, esp. breast)
swelling
hardening

Reading

Kana

こり

Romaji

kori

Writing Variants

凝こり kori
凝しこり shikori
凝りしこり shikori
痼りしこり shikori

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 8679 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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凝る

こる

to become stiff (of muscles)

凝り性

こりしょう

susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders

凝視

ぎょうし

stare

凝縮

ぎょうしゅく

condensation (of a vapour or gas)

凝った

こった

elaborate

凝固

ぎょうこ

coagulation

凝集

ぎょうしゅう

agglutination

凝らす

こらす

to stiffen

凝集反応

ぎょうしゅうはんのう

agglutination reaction

凝っては思案に能わず

こってはしあんにあたわず

too much thinking gets you nowhere

肩凝り

かたこり

stiff neck

Example Sentences

彼の考えは凝り固まっている。

かれのかんがえはこりかたまっている。

His ideas are deeply hardened.

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