Translation guide
A small fluid-filled sac in the body or a small blister on the skin. In medical and biological contexts, the Japanese term depends on the specific type of vesicle.
A small, raised, fluid-filled lesion on the skin, often from burns, friction, or disease.
A small membrane-bound sac within a cell, used for transport or storage of substances.
Standard term for a cellular vesicle in biology. Used for transport vesicles, synaptic vesicles, etc.
A small, fluid-filled sac in the body, such as seminal vesicle or gallbladder.
General term for a sac or cyst in anatomy. Often combined with other kanji to specify the type, e.g., 精嚢 (seminal vesicle).
精嚢は精液の一部を分泌する。
The seminal vesicles secrete part of the seminal fluid.
In English, 'vesicle' covers skin blisters, cellular structures, and anatomical sacs. Japanese uses distinct terms for each. Using 水疱 for a cellular vesicle would be incorrect.
For skin blisters, 水ぶくれ is the common word, while 水疱 is more clinical. In casual conversation, 水ぶくれ is preferred.
General medical term for a blister or vesicle on the skin. Commonly used in clinical contexts.
やけどで水疱ができた。
I got a blister from the burn.
Everyday term for a blister, more casual than 水疱. Often used in daily conversation.
新しい靴でかかとに水ぶくれができた。
I got a blister on my heel from my new shoes.
Specifically a small vesicle, often used in dermatology to distinguish from larger bullae.
湿疹で小水疱が多発している。
Many small vesicles are appearing due to eczema.
神経伝達物質は小胞に蓄えられる。
Neurotransmitters are stored in vesicles.
Katakana loanword used in scientific contexts, often for artificial or synthetic vesicles like liposomes.
薬物送達にベシクルが利用される。
Vesicles are used for drug delivery.
Literally 'small sac', used for smaller anatomical vesicles.
この部位には小嚢が多数存在する。
Many small vesicles are present in this region.