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細胞核 (さいぼうかく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

細さい胞ぼう核かく

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Meanings

1

noun

cell nucleus; nucleus

biology

Biology term for the membrane-bound organelle containing genetic material in eukaryotic cells.

細さい胞ぼう核かくにはDNAが含ふくまれている。
The cell nucleus contains DNA.
顕けん微び鏡きょうで

細さい

胞ぼう

核かく

を

観かん

察さつ

し

た

。

I observed the cell nucleus under a microscope.

Kanji

細dainty, get thin, taper
胞placenta, sac, sheath
核nucleus, core, kernel

Similar words

核かく
核 is a broader term for 'nucleus' or 'core', used in physics, biology, and figuratively. 細胞核 specifically refers to the nucleus of a cell.

Etymology

Compound of 細胞 (cell) and 核 (nucleus/core). The term is a direct translation of the Western biological concept.