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    3. 凝る

    凝る

    凝こる​

    to become stiff (of muscles)

    N1KMT10News #33+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeCulture & TraditionsArt & DesignKanji Vocab17 strokes

    こる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to become stiff (of muscles)
    2.
    to get absorbed in, to develop a passion for, to devote oneself to, to become obsessed with, to get hooked on
    3.
    to be elaborate, to be intricate, to be exquisite, to be particular about, to pay great attention to

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    肩かたが凝こる。

    My shoulders are stiff.

    KMT3Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    彼かれは料りょう理りに凝こっている。

    He is absorbed in cooking (or very particular about cooking).

    KMT7Daily LifeFood & Dining
    彼かの女じょは最さい近きん、陶とう芸げいに凝こっている。

    She's recently gotten into pottery.

    KMT8Art & DesignDaily Life
    日に本ほんの伝でん統とう工こう芸げい品ひんは、職しょく人にんの凝こった技わざが光ひかる。

    Japanese traditional crafts shine with the intricate skills of artisans.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsArt & Design
    この庭てい園えんは細さい部ぶにまで凝こった造つくりになっている。

    This garden is intricately designed down to the smallest detail.

    KMT10Art & DesignCulture & Traditions

    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
    る
    ru
    Kana
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