Meanings
Noun
1. muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
2. lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; hardening; lesion
when read as "しこり"
3. lingering discomfort; uneasiness; bad aftertaste; unpleasant feeling
when read as "しこり"
Kanji used
thicken
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
stiff neck; stiff shoulders