胚
embryo
Readings
On'yomi
- ハイ
Kun'yomi
- はらみ
- はら.む
Meaning
胚 centers on the earliest stage of development: an embryo, the beginning form of life before it takes shape.
Most common words using 胚
20 of 34- 胚はい
embryo; germ (e.g. wheat germ)
- 胚芽はいが
germ (of a cereal, e.g. wheat, rice); embryo bud
- 胚葉はいよう
germ layer; germinal epithelium
- 胚乳はいにゅう
albumen (of a seed, esp. the endosperm)
- 中胚葉ちゅうはいよう
mesoderm
- 内中胚葉ないちゅうはいよう
endomesoderm
- 内胚乳ないはいにゅう
endosperm
- 内胚葉ないはいよう
endoderm
- 凍結胚とうけつはい
frozen embryo
- 原腸胚げんちょうはい
gastrula
- 嚢胚のうはい
gastrula
- 外胚葉がいはいよう
ectoderm
- 小麦胚芽こむぎはいが
wheat germ
- 小麦胚芽油こむぎはいがゆ
wheat germ oil
- 桑実胚そうじつはい
morula
- 胚嚢はいのう
embryo sac
- 胚培養士はいばいようし
embryologist
- 胚子はいし
embryo
- 胚幹細胞はいかんさいぼう
embryonic stem cell
- 胚形成はいけいせい
embryogenesis
Study
Etymology
胚 combines the flesh component ⺼ with 丕, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to the idea of something not yet fully formed.
Meaning mnemonic
The flesh component ⺼ on the left suggests a body part, and 丕 on the right looks like a sprout pushing up from the ground. Together, picture the earliest fleshy sprout of life: an embryo.
Reading mnemonic
For ハイ, imagine a tiny embryo saying 'Hi!' as it begins to grow: Hi -> ハイ, a small greeting from the earliest stage of life.