Japanese symbol for “polymerization”

重合

じゅうごう

Romaji: juugou

polymerization; polymerisation

In Japanese, polymerization is 重合, read じゅうごう (juugou).

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Meanings

n, vi, vs polymerization; polymerisation (chem)

Kanji and stroke order

重

heavy, important, esteem

on: ジュウ、チョウ
kun: え、おも.い、おも.り、おも.なう

9 strokes · JLPT 3

合

fit, suit, join

on: ゴウ、ガッ、カッ
kun: あ.う、-あ.う、あ.い、あい-

6 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
重要	じゅうよう juuyou	important; essential; significant
体重	たいじゅう taijuu	(body) weight
貴重	きちょう kichou	precious; valuable
重視	じゅうし juushi	regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of
重大	じゅうだい juudai	serious; important; significant
重量	じゅうりょう juuryou	weight
場合	ばあい baai	case; occasion; situation
試合	しあい shiai	match; game; bout

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.