1.
fixation; becoming fixed; crystallization
the process of something becoming established or unchanging
役割が固定化している。
The roles have become fixed.
考え方の固定化を避けるべきだ。
We should avoid the crystallization of our way of thinking.
貧困の固定化が社会問題になっている。
The entrenchment of poverty has become a social issue.
固定化 refers to the process of something becoming fixed, established, or entrenched.
WORD STRUCTURE:
固定 (fixed/stable) + 化 (transformation suffix)
VERB FORMS:
- 固定化する: to become fixed
- 固定化させる: to make fixed (causative)
- 固定化している: is entrenched
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 役割の固定化: entrenchment of roles
- 格差の固定化: entrenchment of inequality
- 貧困の固定化: entrenchment of poverty
- 考え方の固定化: rigidification of thinking
NUANCE:
Often carries negative connotations - suggests inflexibility or stagnation.
RELATED:
- 固定: fixed, stable
- 硬直化: rigidification