Japanese symbol for “coagulation”
凝固
ぎょうこ
Romaji: gyouko
coagulation; freezing; solidification
In Japanese, coagulation is 凝固, read ぎょうこ (gyouko).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs coagulation; freezing; solidification
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “coagulation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凝固まり | こりかたまり korikatamari | coagulation; clot; enthusiast |
| 凝析 | ぎょうせき gyouseki | coagulation (of a colloid) |
| 凝結 | ぎょうけつ gyouketsu | coagulation |
| 血液凝固 | けつえきぎょうこ ketsuekigyouko | blood clotting; blood coagulation; coagulation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凝視 | ぎょうし gyoushi | stare; gaze; fixation |
| 凝縮 | ぎょうしゅく gyoushuku | condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration |
| 凝る | こる koru | to become stiff (of muscles) |
| 凝り | しこり shikori | muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders) |
| 凝り性 | こりしょう korishou | tendency to become totally absorbed in something; monomania; perfectionism |
| 固定 | こてい kotei | fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); securing |
| 固有 | こゆう koyuu | characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in) |
| 頑固 | がんこ ganko | stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded |
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