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凝る is an exact match with one form of the following word:
凝る
BOOST
Reading : こる   
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to grow stiff
2. to be absorbed in; to be devoted to; to be a fanatic; to elaborate
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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凝る is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 113,000 (about 1,170,000 results)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 4048
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 33 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
かれ
おんがく
音楽
いったら
かた
ものばかり
He always listens to serious music.
かれ
なに
やり
それ
せいしつ
性質
です
When he begins to do anything, he devotes himself to it.
さいきん
最近
ゴルフ
っています

I am into golf lately.
こる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 119,000 (about 977,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 33 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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ギョウ    congeal   こらす to concentrate (on), to strain   こ to get stiff; be absorbed in   
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ギ   うたが to doubt   
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さじ spoon   
シ   や arrow   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
katakana 'ma'
ヒキ    roll / bolt of cloth   
ice   
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