こうちょく
Kouchoku
硬直 (Kouchoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “stiffening, rigidity, rigor, stiffness”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbstiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
Examples
彼らの筋肉は硬直している。
Their muscles are stiff.
壁のまわりのバレリーナ達は筋肉が硬直しないように脚と足先を伸ばしています。
The ballerinas around the walls are stretching their legs and feet so their muscles will not become stiff.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).