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Kanji Detail for 凝 - "to concentrate, to harden"

凝

  • Meaning

    凝 means "to concentrate, to harden." Also associated with to stagnate.

    1. To concentrate - To solidify; to focus; to gather.

    2. To harden - To solidify; to coagulate.

    3. To stagnate - To stay still; to be stuck.

    4. To be stiff - For muscles to become tense.

    5. To be absorbed - To concentrate or be engrossed in something.

    6. Lingering - A feeling that remains; unresolved feelings.

  • Words using 凝

    • 凝縮 ぎょうしゅく Listen condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
    • 凝った こった Listen elaborate; exquisite; ornate
    • 凝固 ぎょうこ Listen coagulation; freezing; solidification
    • 凝る こる Listen to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for

  • Four-character idioms with 凝

    • 鳩首凝議 きゅうしゅぎょうぎ Listen put heads together and confer; convene and discuss; go into a huddle (over)

  • Tattoo check: 凝

    • Verified meaning: to concentrate, to harden
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ぎょう, ともだ)
    • Also carries these associations: to stagnate

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 凝

    Surnames 凝(ぎょう)Listen 凝(ともだ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    congeal; freeze; stiff; be absorbed in

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    coagulate; congeal; freeze

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to congeal; to concentrate attention; to stare

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to coagulate, to congeal; to freeze

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Any liquid substance gradually solidifying into a solid is called 凝.

  • Onyomi

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    gyoh(ギョウ) ギョウ

  • Kunyomi

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    ko.ru(こ-る) こ-る

    kogo.raseru(こご-らせる) こご-らせる

    kogo.rasu(こご-らす) こご-らす

    kogo.ru(こご-る) こご-る

    korasu(こ-らす) こ-らす

  • Strokes

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    16 strokes

  • Radical

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    冫 (nisui)

  • Related Keywords

    to concentrate to harden to stagnate absorbed clench intense focus lingering muscle tension solidify coagulate condense crystallize freeze thicken stiffen converge gather

Sentences including 凝

  • He has got baseball on the brain.

  • She is particular about her dress.

  • What are you into these days?

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