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固まる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
固まる
BOOST
Reading : かたまる   
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to harden; to solidify
2. to become firm; to become certain
3. to gather (together); to assemble; to huddle together
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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固まる 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 almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 59,000 (about 6,620,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3852 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 19067
• 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 40 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:
そのコンサート
りょこう
旅行
せいこう
成功
した
ので
かのじょ
彼女
かしゅ
歌手
として
めいせい
名声
かた
まった

The successful concert tour established her reputation as a singer.
いろいろトラブルあったけど
あめ
って
かた
まる
ってことなってほしい
We've been through a rough patch, but I hope it will have made us stronger.
かた
まる
までそのまましておく
れいぞうこ
冷蔵庫
やして
ください
Leave it in the refrigerator until it sets.
かたまる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 214,000 (about 162,000 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 40 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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コ   かた hard   かたまる to harden   かためる to make hard   
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コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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box, enclosure   
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