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細胞

細胞

See also: 细胞

Chinese

 
fine; minutely; thin; slender
 the placenta; womb
trad. (細胞) 細 胞
simp. (细胞) 细 胞

Noun

細胞

  1. (biology) cell
  2. (figuratively) aptitude; ability

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
細 胞
さい
Grade: 2 		ほう > ぼう
Grade: S
on'yomi
Kanji in this term
細 胞
さい
Grade: 2 		ほう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

細胞 ‎(hiragana さいぼう, romaji saibō, historical hiragana さいばう) (alternative reading hiragana さいほう, romaji saihō, historical hiragana さいはう)

  1. (biology) cell

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary. ISBN 0-19-860197-2
  1. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Hanja in this term
細 胞

Noun

細胞 • ‎(sepo) ‎(hangeul 세포)

  1. Hanja form? of 세포, “cell”.

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
細 胞

Noun

細胞

  1. Hán tự form of tế bào, “cell”

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), from Japanese 細胞 (さいぼう) ‎(saibō, “cell”)

Pronunciation

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