肩こり

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

肩(かた)こり • (katakori) 

  1. stiff shoulder; stiff neck

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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