🇻🇪 Help earthquake victims in Venezuela 🇻🇪
日

Nihongo

Classroom

What is the Kanji for 'Placenta' and 'Membranous sac'? | 胞

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Placenta' and 'Membranous sac', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Placenta' and 'Membranous sac' is 胞.

    kanji

    胞

    Meaning

    Placenta, Membranous sac

    Reading

    onyomiほう

    hou

    Parts

    月Moon, Month 包Wrap

    Example Word

    細胞: cell. The Japanese noun '細胞 (さいぼう)' refers to a 'cell', the basic structural and functional unit of living organisms. This term is commonly used in biological and medical contexts. For example: cells divide「細胞が分裂する」(さいぼうがぶんれつする). The human body is made up of many cells「人体は多くの細胞でできている」(じんたいはおおくのさいぼうでできている). It can also be used metaphorically to describe the smallest unit of an organization or system, such as a 'cell' in a political or social group.

    Radical

    肉

    Stroke Count

    9

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    8

    Frequency

    1887

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 胞

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    月

    Meaning

    Moon, Month

    kanji

    包

    Meaning

    Wrap

Words Using 胞

This kanji is used in 1 word:

    word

    細胞

    Meaning

    Cell

Kanji Related to 胞 Through the Part 月

These 34 kanji contain the part 月 as well.

    kanji

    散

    Meaning

    Scatter

    kanji

    服

    Meaning

    Obey, Clothing

    kanji

    騰

    Meaning

    Rise, Inflation

    kanji

    脈

    Meaning

    Vein, Pulse

    kanji

    用

    Meaning

    Use

    kanji

    謄

    Meaning

    Copy, Mimeograph

    kanji

    有

    Meaning

    Exist

    kanji

    前

    Meaning

    Before, Front

    kanji

    肥

    Meaning

    Fatten, Fertilize

    kanji

    朕

    Meaning

    Emporer, Majestic plural, Imperial we

    kanji

    胃

    Meaning

    Stomach

    kanji

    明

    Meaning

    Bright

    kanji

    脇

    Meaning

    Armpit

    kanji

    育

    Meaning

    Raise, Grow

    kanji

    勝

    Meaning

    Victory

    kanji

    朝

    Meaning

    Morning

    kanji

    臆

    Meaning

    Cowardice

    kanji

    期

    Meaning

    Time, Period

    kanji

    膨

    Meaning

    Swell

    kanji

    青

    Meaning

    Blue

    kanji

    胸

    Meaning

    Chest, Breast

    kanji

    胴

    Meaning

    Trunk

    kanji

    朗

    Meaning

    Clear, Cheerful

    kanji

    腹

    Meaning

    Abdomen

    kanji

    肘

    Meaning

    Arm, Elbow

    kanji

    腕

    Meaning

    Ability, Arm

    kanji

    膳

    Meaning

    Tray, Small low table

    kanji

    豚

    Meaning

    Pig, Pork

    kanji

    膜

    Meaning

    Membrane

    kanji

    惰

    Meaning

    Lazy

    kanji

    腫

    Meaning

    Swelling, Tumor

    kanji

    望

    Meaning

    Hope, Ambition

    kanji

    腎

    Meaning

    Kidney

    kanji

    祭

    Meaning

    Ritual

Kanji Related to 胞 Through the Part 包

These 4 kanji contain the part 包 as well.

    kanji

    抱

    Meaning

    Hug, Embrace

    kanji

    飽

    Meaning

    Sated, Satiated

    kanji

    砲

    Meaning

    Gun, Cannon

    kanji

    泡

    Meaning

    Bubbles

Learn the Kanji 胞

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 胞 mean?

胞 means 'Placenta' and 'Membranous sac'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.