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How to say 'Cell' in Japanese | セル

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The Japanese word for Cell is 'Seru', written as セル in Japanese.

    word

    セル

    Meaning

    Cell

    Reading

    Seru

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'セル (seru)' refers to a 'cell'. This term is commonly used in various contexts, such as biology to describe the basic structural and functional unit of organisms, or in technology to refer to a unit in a battery or a cell in a spreadsheet. For example: The human body is made up of cells「人体はセルでできている」(じんたいはセルでできている). This battery has four cells「このバッテリーは4つのセルがある」(このバッテリーはよんつのセルがある).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    5413

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word セル

This word contains 2 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    Se
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ru

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'Seru' means 'Cell' .

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