Godan verb, intransitive verb

  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.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
凝る こる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

congeal, freeze, stiff
こ.る ギョウ こご.らす (8th, N1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
doubt, distrust, be suspicious
ギ うたが.う (6th, N3)
doubt(疑) variant
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
dart, arrow
や シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
head, counter for animals
ヒキ ショ ソ (Kentei Pre-1)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)