Japanese symbol for “coking”

粘結

ねんけつ

Romaji: nenketsu

caking; coking

In Japanese, coking is 粘結, read ねんけつ (nenketsu).

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Meanings

n caking; coking (chem)

Kanji and stroke order

粘

sticky, glutinous, greasy

on: ネン
kun: ねば.る

11 strokes · JLPT 1

結

tie, bind, contract

on: ケツ、ケチ
kun: むす.ぶ、ゆ.う、ゆ.わえる

12 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
粘土	ねんど nendo	clay
粘り	ねばり nebari	stickiness; viscosity
粘着	ねんちゃく nenchaku	cohesion; adhesion
粘膜	ねんまく nenmaku	mucous membrane; mucosa
粘る	ねばる nebaru	to be sticky; to be adhesive
粘り強い	ねばりづよい nebarizuyoi	tenacious; persevering; persistent
結果	けっか kekka	result; consequence; outcome
結婚	けっこん kekkon	marriage

See also: Chinese symbol for “coking”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.