Kanji

胞

胞

placenta, sac, sheath

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

肉部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ホウ

Common Readings

ホウ

Example sentences

細胞 さいぼう
人間 の 体 は 約 37 兆 個 の 細胞 で 構成 されている 。

The human body is composed of about 37 trillion cells.

膜 まく
細胞 を 包む 膜 は 、 重要 な 役割 を 果たしている 。

The membrane surrounding the cell plays an important role.

同胞 どうほう
海外 で 苦労 している 同胞 を 助けたい 。

I want to help fellow countrymen who are struggling abroad.

単細胞 たんさいぼう
あいつ は 単細胞 だ から 、 物事 を 深く 考えない 。

He's simple-minded, so he doesn't think deeply about things.

Example Vocabulary

細胞

さいぼう

cell (biology)

同胞

どうほう

compatriot; fellow countryman; sibling

脳細胞

のうさいぼう

胞子

ほうし

単細胞

たんさいぼう

simple-minded; shallow; single-celled

神経細胞

しんけいさいぼう

細胞分裂

さいぼうぶんれつ

体細胞

たいさいぼう

単細胞生物

たんさいぼうせいぶつ

癌細胞

がんさいぼう

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