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    3. 凝り

    凝り

    凝しこり​

    muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)

    KMT10News #33+1NounMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab18 strokes

    凝痼り痼

    しこりこり

    Noun

    1.
    muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
    2.
    lump (in tissue, esp. breast), swelling, hardening, lesion
    word usually written using kana alonemedicine
    3.
    lingering discomfort, uneasiness, bad aftertaste, unpleasant feeling
    word usually written using kana alone

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    肩かたに凝しこりがある。

    I have stiffness in my shoulders.

    KMT5Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    マッサージで肩かたの凝しこりが少すこし楽らくになった。

    The shoulder stiffness eased a bit with a massage.

    KMT8Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    長ちょう時じ間かんのデスクワークで首くびの凝しこりがひどい。

    I have severe neck stiffness from long hours of desk work.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthWork & Career
    手しゅ術じゅつ後ごも心こころの凝しこりが残のこっているようだ。

    It seems that a lingering discomfort remains in my heart even after the surgery.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthEmotions & Psychology
    乳にゅう房ぼうに凝しこりを見みつけたら、すぐに医い師しの診しん察さつを受うけるべきだ。

    If you find a lump in your breast, you should see a doctor immediately.

    KMT10Medicine & Health

    Characters that make up this word

    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
    り
    ri
    Kana
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