凝る

こる
koru

to stiffen, to harden

Also:to get absorbed in, to be elaborate

What does 凝る mean?

凝る is a Japanese verb meaning to stiffen, to harden in English. It can also be translated as to get absorbed in, to be elaborate depending on context. It is written as 凝る in kanji, こる in hiragana, and koru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentences

最近はどんな物にっているの?

What are you into these days?

彼女は服にっている。

She is particular about her dress.

Conjugation of 凝る

AffirmativeNegative
Plain凝るこる凝らないこらない
Plain past凝ったこった凝らなかったこらなかった
Polite凝りますこります凝りませんこりません
Polite past凝りましたこりました凝りませんでしたこりませんでした

Other forms

Te-form凝ってこって
Potential凝れるこれる
Passive凝られるこられる
Volitional凝ろうころう
Causative凝らせるこらせる
Conditional凝ればこれば

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Transitive partner

凝る (it happens by itself)·凝らす (someone does it)

凝る describes something happening by itself. 凝らす describes someone doing it to something. Japanese keeps these apart where English often uses one verb for both.

Words sharing kanji with 凝る

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