WaniKani

  • 快 PLEASANT

    1. 01
    2. 02
    3. 03
    4. 04
    5. 05
    6. 06
    7. 07
    8. 08
    9. 09
    10. 10

    苦 PAINFUL

    1. 11
    2. 12
    3. 13
    4. 14
    5. 15
    6. 16
    7. 17
    8. 18
    9. 19
    10. 20

    死 DEATH

    1. 21
    2. 22
    3. 23
    4. 24
    5. 25
    6. 26
    7. 27
    8. 28
    9. 29
    10. 30

    地獄 HELL

    1. 31
    2. 32
    3. 33
    4. 34
    5. 35
    6. 36
    7. 37
    8. 38
    9. 39
    10. 40

    天国 PARADISE

    1. 41
    2. 42
    3. 43
    4. 44
    5. 45
    6. 46
    7. 47
    8. 48
    9. 49
    10. 50

    現実 REALITY

    1. 51
    2. 52
    3. 53
    4. 54
    5. 55
    6. 56
    7. 57
    8. 58
    9. 59
    10. 60
    • 快 Pleasant Levels 01-10
    • 苦 Painful Levels 11-20
    • 死 Death Levels 21-30
    • 地獄 Hell Levels 31-40
    • 天国 Paradise Levels 41-50
    • 現実 Reality Levels 51-60
    • 快 Pleasant Levels 01-10
    • 苦 Painful Levels 11-20
    • 死 Death Levels 21-30
    • 地獄 Hell Levels 31-40
    • 天国 Paradise Levels 41-50
    • 現実 Reality Levels 51-60
    • 快 Pleasant Levels 01-10
    • 苦 Painful Levels 11-20
    • 死 Death Levels 21-30
    • 地獄 Hell Levels 31-40
    • 天国 Paradise Levels 41-50
    • 現実 Reality Levels 51-60
    • Knowledge Guide
  • Login
  • Sign up

Come learn 2000+ kanji and 6000+ vocabulary words with WaniKani.

  • 先頃
  • 元凶

45 硬直 Rigidity

Alternative Meanings

Stiffness, Stiffening

Part of Speech

Noun and する verb

Reading

こうちょく

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentences

心理的硬直は問題を解決する妨げになると思われる。

I believe that psychological rigidity can hinder problem solving.

社会の硬直化は解決しなければならない問題です。

The rigidity of society is a problem that we need to fix.

死後どのぐらいで死後硬直が起きるんでしょうか。

I wonder how long after death rigor mortis sets in.

Meaning Explanation

A stiff fix is when you fix something to be stiff, which leads to rigidity, stiffness, or stiffening. This word feels pretty formal when used as a noun. You can also add している or した to mean "rigid," but it doesn't mean that on its own.

Reading Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Utilized Kanji

  • 硬
    • こう
    • Stiff
  • 直
    • ちょく
    • Fix
  • Help
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Copyright © Tofugu LLC, よ