凝

16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

congeal, freeze, stiff, be absorbed in

Kun'yomi
  • こる
    		to become stiff (of muscles) ②to get absorbed in ③to be elaborate
  • こらす
    		to concentrate
  • こごらす
    		to freeze ②to concentrate one's attention on
  • こごらせる
    		to freeze
  • こごる
    		to congeal
On'yomi
  • ギョウ

Main Radical

冫(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

こるこらす 77.7%
ギョウ 22.3%

Character Breakdown

congeal, freeze, stiff
こ.る　ギョウ　こご.らす (8th, N1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)
doubt, distrust, be suspicious
ギ　うたが.う (6th, N3)
doubt(疑) variant
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
dart, arrow
や　シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
head, counter for animals
ヒキ　ショ　ソ (Kentei Pre-1)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)

Common Words

こ
凝
　
る
to become stiff (of muscles) ②to get absorbed in ③to be elaborate
こ
凝
　
ら
　
す
to concentrate
ぎょう
凝
しゅく
縮
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.) ②condensation (of a vapor or gas)
ぎょう
凝
しゅう
集
agglomeration ②cohesion (of ions, etc.) ③flocculation (of colloidal particles) ④agglutination
こ
凝
　
り
かた
固
　
ま
　
る
to coagulate ②to be fanatical ③to stiffen
こ
凝
　
り
しょう
性
fastidiousness ②susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
こ
凝
　
っ
　
た
elaborate
く
工
ふう
夫
　
を
こ
凝
　
ら
　
す
to exercise one's ingenuity
かた
肩
　
が
こ
凝
　
る
to have stiff shoulders ②to feel ill at ease ③serious
しゅ
趣
こう
向
　
を
こ
凝
　
ら
　
す
to devise an elaborate plan
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References

Unicode hex code 51DD
JIS X 0208 1-22-37
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 652
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 431
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 175
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1720
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1518
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1619
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1083
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1821
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1790
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 169
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1424
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2b14.1
Four corner code 3718.1
De Roo Code 370