Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
かた
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
肩凝り

Etymology edit

(かた) (kata, shoulder) + こり (kori, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb こる (to grow stiff))

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(かた)こり (katakori

  1. stiff shoulder; stiff neck

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN