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    3. 肩が凝る

    肩が凝る

    肩かたが​凝こる​

    to have stiff shoulders

    NTMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab30 strokes

    肩がこる

    かたがこる

    Verb

    1.
    to have stiff shoulders
    2.
    to feel ill at ease, to feel uncomfortable, to feel tense
    idiomatic expression

    Noun, Verb

    3.
    serious, sober

    Stroke 0 / 30

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    Characters that make up this word

    肩
    かた…(1)
    shoulder
    Kanji
    凝
    こ.る・こ.らす・こご.らす・こご.らせる・こご.る…(1)
    congeal・freeze・stiff・be absorbed in
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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