凝り固まる

こりかたまる

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive 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

Kanji

• 凝 stiff. Read as こる.
• 固 solid. Read as かたまる.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists