placenta, sac, sheath
On'yomi (音読み)
- ホウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji "胞" primarily means "sac," and is often used in terms related to biological contexts. While it doesn't have a kun'yomi reading, its on'yomi reading is "ホウ." This kanji is commonly found in compounds such as "細胞" (さいぼう), meaning "cell," which is a fundamental unit of life, and "同胞" (どうほう), referring to "brethren" or people of the same origin. Another example is "卵胞" (らんぽう), meaning "follicle," which relates to ovarian structures in biology. An important note is that this kanji often appears in scientific and medical terms, so it’s useful for those interested in these fields.
Example sentences
細胞の核には重要な情報がある。
The nucleus of the cell contains important information.
Meanings across languages
- English
- placenta, sac, sheath
- Tiếng Việt
- màng
- 日本語
- 胞
- 한국어
- 세포
- 中文
- 胞
- id
- plasenta
- th
- รก
- es
- placenta
- fr
- pl placenta
- de
- Plazenta
- pt
- placenta
Common compounds
- 細胞さいぼうcell, cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
- 同胞どうほうbrethren, brothers, fellow countrymen
- 細胞内さいぼうないinside the cell, intracellular
- 胞子ほうしspore
- 卵胞らんぽう(ovarian) follicle
- 細胞分裂さいぼうぶんれつcell division
- 芽胞がほうspore, endospore
- 気胞きほうbladder, vesicle
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