Japanese symbol for “crystallization”
結晶
けっしょう
Romaji: kesshou
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation
In Japanese, crystallization is 結晶, read けっしょう (kesshou).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs crystal; crystallization; crystallisation
- n, vi, vs fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “crystallization”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 晶化 | しょうか shouka | crystallization; crystallisation |
| 晶析 | しょうせき shouseki | crystallization; crystallisation |
| 結晶化 | けっしょうか kesshouka | crystallization |
| 晶出 | しょうしゅつ shoushutsu | crystallization |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 結果 | けっか kekka | result; consequence; outcome |
| 結婚 | けっこん kekkon | marriage |
| 結局 | けっきょく kekkyoku | after all; in the end; ultimately |
| 結構 | けっこう kekkou | splendid; nice; wonderful |
| 結論 | けつろん ketsuron | conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.) |
| 結成 | けっせい kessei | formation; combination |
| 液晶 | えきしょう ekishou | liquid crystal |
| 水晶 | すいしょう suishou | (rock) crystal; high purity quartz |
See also: Chinese symbol for “crystallization”.
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.