# 凝 — Congeal

Frequency rank 1486 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 俊 (Genius), less common than 挟 (Put Between).

- On’yomi: ぎょう
- Kun’yomi: こ
- Radical: 冫 Ice (Kangxi 15)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

Ice on the left meets doubt on the right — liquid freezes into ice when it doubts whether to flow, congealing in uncertain hesitation.

In words:

- 凝る こごる — to congeal;to freeze
- 凝らす こごらす — to freeze;to congeal

[Study 凝](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E5%87%9D)

[← Rank 1485: 挟 (Put Between)](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/挟.md) · [Rank 1487: 俊 (Genius) →](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/俊.md)

[HTML](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/凝/) · [Full ranking](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency.md)