noun

  1. muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders).
  2. Medicine, etc. term.lump (in tissue, esp. breast), swelling, hardening, lesion. Usually written with kana alone.
  3. lingering discomfort, uneasiness, bad aftertaste, unpleasant feeling. Usually written with kana alone.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
凝り しこり
 
凝り こり
しこり
こり
 
痼り しこり

Contained Kanji 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)