巣

Meaning

巣 centers on a structure built by animals for dwelling or breeding: a nest, hive, or den. The cobweb sense extends this to a spider's web as its home.

• 巣す
  N2

  nest; rookery; breeding place; hive

• 巣窟そうくつ

  den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair

• 古巣ふるす

  old haunts; former homes

• 卵巣らんそう

  ovary

• 空き巣あきす

  empty nest

• 蜂の巣はちのす

  beehive; hive; honeycomb

• 精巣せいそう

  testicle

• 巣立つすだつ

  to leave the nest

• 巣箱すばこ

  birdhouse; nest box; bird box

• 病巣びょうそう

  focus; nidus; lesion

• 巣食うすくう

  to build a nest; to nest

• 巣立ちすだち

  leaving the nest

• 蜘蛛の巣くものす

  spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb

• 営巣えいそう

  building a nest

• てんぐ巣病てんぐすびょう

  witches' broom (plant disease); hexenbesen

• アリの巣ありのす

  anthill; ant nest; ant colony

• ツバメの巣つばめのす

  swallow's nest

• 停留精巣ていりゅうせいそう

  cryptorchidism; undescended testicle

• 卵巣がんらんそうがん

  ovarian cancer; ovarian carcinoma

• 卵巣凍結らんそうとうけつ

  ovarian tissue freezing; ovarian cryopreservation

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