凝
凝

congeal, freeze, stiff, be absorbed in

16 strokesFrequency 1,712JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ギョウ

Kun

こ.るこ.らすこご.らすこご.らせるこご.る

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Common Words

見つめるみつめる見詰めるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #1304
1

to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)

Examples
いい加減に現実をみつめろ。
Open your eyes to reality.
じっとじーっとじーとじいっと凝乎とAdverb～する VerbUsually kanaFreq #1412
1

Onomatopoeic or mimetic word; じーっと is more emphatic

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still

Examples
こうした熊独特の特徴が、熊が動かずに狩猟すること（アザラシの呼吸孔の脇でじっと動かず、アザラシが海面に上がってくるのを待つ）を好む説明になっている。
These special characteristics explain its preference for still-hunting (lying motionless beside a seal's breathing hole, waiting for one to surface).
2

fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think)

Examples
人をじっと見つめるのは無礼である。
It's impolite to stare at people.
3

patiently (endure); stoically

Examples
さあ言ってよ、じっと聞いているから。
Tell me. I'm all ears.
4

firmly (e.g. hold); restrained

Examples
私達はじっと押し黙っておはしを使って食事をした。
We ate with chopsticks in restrained silence.
凝視ぎょうしNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #4481
1

stare; gaze; fixation

Examples
彼女は大勢の少年たちに凝視されているのを意識していたと思う。
I think she was conscious of being stared at by many boys.
凝るこるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #7249
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

Examples
最近はどんな物に凝っているの？
What are you into these days?
3

to be elaborate; to be intricate; to be exquisite; to be particular about; to pay great attention to

Examples
彼女は服に凝っている。
She is particular about her dress.
コンクリート《混凝土》NounUsually kanaFreq #8560
1

concrete

Examples
その工場はコンクリートで建造された。
The factory was constructed out of concrete.
目を凝らす目をこらすめをこらすExpressionGodan verbFreq #8815
1

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

凝ったこったFreq #9884
1

Noun or verb acting prenominally

elaborate; exquisite; ornate; refined; sophisticated

Examples
凝った彫刻のしてある鞘に収まった長剣。
A longsword sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.
凝縮ぎょうしゅくNounIntransitiveTransitive～する VerbFreq #13712
1

condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration

2

Physics

condensation (of a vapour or gas)

凝らすこらすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #19211
1

to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to apply oneself

Examples
そのキルトは本当によく技巧が凝らされていていいものですね。
That quilt is really quite a piece of work with all its fine craftsmanship.
その部屋は装飾を凝らしている。
The room is richly ornamented.
2

to stiffen; to become tense

凝り固まるこりかたまるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #23337
1

to coagulate; to congeal; to harden; to curdle; to clot

2

to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to be fixated (on); to be bigoted (about)

3

to stiffen; to become stiff

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