固まる (Katamaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to harden, to solidify, to become firm, to become certain”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto harden; to solidify
- godan verb, intransitive verbto become firm; to become certain
- godan verb, intransitive verbto gather (together); to assemble; to huddle together
- godan verb, intransitive verbto freeze; to hang; to stop responding
Examples
雨降って地固まる。
Adversity strengthens the foundations.
牛乳は凍って固まった。
The milk froze and became solid.
卵の白身はゆでれば固まります。
You can set the white of an egg by boiling it.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).