Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to coagulate, to congeal, to harden, to curdle, to clot.
  2. to be fanatical (about), to be obsessed (with), to be fixated (on), to be bigoted (about).
  3. to stiffen, to become stiff.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
凝り固まる こりかたまる
 
 
 
 
こり固まる こりかたまる
 
 
凝固まる こりかたまる

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)
harden, set, clot
かた.める コ (4th, N2)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
old
コ ふる.い ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)