Word Meaning 肩がこる

かたがこる katagakoru

肩がこる is read as かたがこる (katagakoru) and means to have stiff shoulders.

Meaning

English

  1. to have stiff shoulders
  2. serious
  3. sober
  4. to feel ill at ease
  5. to feel uncomfortable
  6. to feel tense

Reading

Kana

かたがこる

Romaji

katagakoru

Writing Variants

  • 肩が凝る かたがこる kata ga koru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 147493 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

肩を入れる

かたをいれる

to cover one's exposed shoulder again

肩が張る

かたがはる

to have stiff shoulders

肩書

かたがき

title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord)

肩代わり

かたがわり

taking over another's debt

かた

shoulder

肩身

かたみ

shoulders

肩入れ

かたいれ

support

肩たたき

かたたたき

pounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness)

肩幅

かたはば

shoulder width (breadth)

肩身が広い

かたみがひろい

(feeling) proud