凝 is the Japanese kanji for congeal, freeze, stiff, be absorbed in. It is written with 16 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is こ.る、こ.らす、こご.らす and its on reading is ギョウ.
Stroke order
Words with 凝
- 凝るto become stiff (of muscles)
- 凝ったelaborate, exquisite, ornate
- 凝りmuscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
- 凝縮condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.), concentration
- 凝固coagulation, freezing, solidification
- 肩凝りstiff neck, stiff shoulders
Practice 凝 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.