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細胞 (さいぼう): cell — Japanese vocabulary

細胞 is read さいぼう and means "cell". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

細胞

Reading
さいぼう · saibou
Translation
cell
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
さいぼうが

Example

人体は無数の細胞からなっている。

じんたいはむすうのさいぼうからなっている。

A human body consists of a countless number of cells.

Kanji in this word

  • 細 — thin, fine
  • 胞 — Placenta, Sac, Sheath

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