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
しこり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

congeal, freeze, stiff
こ.る ギョウ こご.らす (Late Jr. High, 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)