Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

Get the Kotomora apps for iOS and Android.

Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides About Support Privacy

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

上皮細胞 (jouhisaibou) Japanese meaning: epithelial cell | Kotomora

上じょう皮ひ細さい胞ぼう

じょ

う

ひ

さ

い

ぼ

う

Meanings

1

epithelial cell

A cell that forms the epithelium, the tissue lining the surfaces and cavities of the body.

上じょう皮ひ細さい胞ぼうは体からだの表ひょう面めんや内ない臓ぞうの内うち側がわを覆おおっている

。

Epithelial cells cover the body's surface and the inside of internal organs.

Kanji

上above, up
皮pelt, skin, hide
細dainty, get thin, taper
胞placenta, sac, sheath

Related words

上じょう皮ひ
上皮 refers to the epithelium tissue itself, while 上皮細胞 specifies the individual cells that make up that tissue.

Word family

上じょう皮ひ細さい胞ぼう成せい長ちょう因いん子し
epidermal growth factor; EGF

Etymology

Compound of 上皮 (じょうひ, 'epithelium') and 細胞 (さいぼう, 'cell'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'epithelial cell'.