Memory phrase for the Kanji: 凝

凝

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Meaning congeal, stiff, harden, freeze, engrossed

Pronunciation

GYŌ
koru/rasu

Explanation

Left: ice 冫, right: doubt 疑 (Both persons 匕 マ have an arrow 矢, but if it's the correct 正 one, they have their doubt.)

Mnemonic
 
Ice, there is no doubt, is congealed.

Radicals

冫 ice, freezeThis radical is similar to “water 氵”. However, it has one stroke less. In this sense: Water that no longer flows is ice.
疑 doubt
矢 arrowAn arrow ノ flies in the sky 天.
正 correct
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 Vocabulary

凝らす こらす  to concentrate, to devote, to apply
凝る こる  to stiffen, to harden
凝り性 こりしょう  fastidiousness, enthusiasm for one thing

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