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Japanese symbol for “crystalline”

Romaji: kesshousei
crystalline

In Japanese, crystalline is , read (kesshousei).

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Meanings

  1. adj-f crystalline

Kanji and stroke order

tie, bind, contract
on: ケツ、ケチ
kun: むす.ぶ、ゆ.う、ゆ.わえる
12 strokes · JLPT 2
sparkle, clear, crystal
on: ショウ
12 strokes · JLPT 1
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けっか kekkaresult; consequence; outcome
けっこん kekkonmarriage
けっきょく kekkyokuafter all; in the end; ultimately
けっこう kekkousplendid; nice; wonderful
けつろん ketsuronconclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.)
けっせい kesseiformation; combination
けっしょう kesshoucrystal; crystallization; crystallisation
えきしょう ekishouliquid crystal
じょせい joseiwoman; female

See also: Chinese symbol for “crystalline”.

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.