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神経細胞 (shinkeisaibou) Japanese meaning: nerve cell | Kotomora

神しん経けい細さい胞ぼう

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Meanings

1

nerve cell; neuron

Anatomical term for the basic functional unit of the nervous system.

神しん経けい細さい胞ぼうは情じょう報ほうを伝

でん

達たつ

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つ

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Nerve cells have the role of transmitting information.

Kanji

神gods, mind, soul
経sutra, longitude, pass thru
細dainty, get thin, taper
胞placenta, sac, sheath

Related words

ニューロン
神経細胞 is the standard Japanese biology term for a nerve cell, while ニューロン is the borrowed English-based term used interchangeably in technical writing.

Word family

神しん経けい細さい胞ぼう体たい
nerve cell body; soma

Built from

神しん経けい+細さい胞ぼう

Etymology

Compound of 神経 (nerve) + 細胞 (cell).