固まり

固まり

Japanese

Kanji in this term
固
かた Grade: 4
kun’yomi

See also 固まる

Alternative forms

• 塊

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 固まる (katamaru, “to harden, to become firm”).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) かたまり [kàtámárí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠ta̠ma̠ɾʲi]

Noun

固まり (hiragana かたまり, rōmaji katamari)

1. lump, mass, clump, clod, glob

Derived terms

• 固 (かた)まり法 (ぼっ)華 (け) (katamaribokke)
• 固 (かた)まり法 (ぼっ)華 (け)に徒 (と)党 (とう)門 (もん)徒 (と) (katamaribokke ni totōmonto)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN