凝 (be absorbed in, congeal, freeze, stiff) - Kanji Codex

凝

be absorbed in, congeal, freeze, stiff

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ギョウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

こ.らすこ.るこご.らすこご.らせるこご.る

Stroke Order

16 / 16

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:16

JLPT:1

Frequency:1712

Vocabulary

ギョウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
凝固	ギョウコ	coagulation; freezing; solidification
凝縮	ギョウシュク	condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
凝視	ギョウシ	stare; gaze; fixation
凝集	ギョウシュウ	agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination
凝塊	ギョウカイ	clot

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
凝乎と	じっと	motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically; firmly (e.g. hold); restrained
混凝土	コンクリート	concrete
凝った	こった	elaborate; exquisite; ornate; refined; sophisticated
凝る	こる	to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to devote oneself to; to become obsessed with; to get hooked on; to be elaborate; to be intricate; to be exquisite; to be particular about; to pay great attention to
凝視める	みつめる	to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)

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