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Japanese symbol for “granulated”

Romaji: ryuujou
granular; granulated

In Japanese, granulated is , read (ryuujou).

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Meanings

  1. adj-no granular; granulated

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

grains, drop, counter for tiny particles
on: リュウ
kun: つぶ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
status quo, conditions, circumstances
on: ジョウ
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
りゅうし ryuushiparticle; grain
そりゅうし soryuushielementary particle; particle
びりゅうし biryuushicorpuscle; minute particle; particulate
こつぶ kotsubusmall (of a grain or berry, etc.)
おおつぶ ootsubularge drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
じょうたい joutaistate; condition; situation
じょうきょう joukyoustate of affairs; situation; conditions
げんじょう genjoupresent condition; existing state; status quo

See also: Chinese symbol for “granulated”.

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.