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Kanji Detail for 胞 - "cell"

胞

  • Meaning

    胞 means "cell." Also associated with membrane, sibling.

    1. Cell - The basic unit of living organisms.

    2. Membrane - A thin covering layer.

    3. Sibling - Brother or sister from same parents.

  • Words using 胞

    • 細胞 さいぼう Listen cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
    • 同胞 どうほう Listen brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen
    • 細胞内 さいぼうない Listen inside the cell; intracellular

  • Four-character idioms with 胞

    • 四海同胞 しかいどうほう Listen universal brotherhood

  • Tattoo check: 胞

    • Verified meaning: cell
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: membrane, sibling

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    placenta; sac; sheath

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    womb, placenta, fetal membrane

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    placenta; womb; born of the same parents

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    womb, placenta, fetal membrane

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    When a child is in the mother's womb, the membrane wrapping it on the outside is called 胞 (placenta). Also called 胎衣 (fetal membrane). | All round things wrapped in a membrane on the outside are often called 胞. Such as the tiny particles composing living organisms are called 細胞 (cells). | Those born of the same father are called 同胞 (same womb). Such as 胞兄 (elder brother of same parents), 胞弟 (younger brother of same parents).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hoh(ホウ) ホウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    肉 月 (niku・nikuzuki)

  • Related Keywords

    cell membrane sibling placenta sac biological brother sister covering embryonic layer organism unit vesicle

Sentences including 胞

  • Sometimes, everyone is simple minded.

  • All the people on earth are brothers.

  • Animal bodies are made up of cells.

  • A nerve cell responds to a slight stimulus.

  • A human body consists of a countless number of cells.

  • What is a cancer cell like?

  • Muscle tissue consists of innumerable cells.

  • Bacteria are just tiny harmless cells.

  • The human body is composed of billions of small cells.

  • The chromosomes in our cells contain the whole of our genetic material.

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