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細胞小器官 (saiboushoukikan) Japanese meaning: organelle | Kotomora

細さい胞ぼう小しょう器き官かん

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Meanings

1

Biology term for a specialized subunit within a cell, such as a mitochondrion or ribosome.

ミトコンドリアは細さい胞ぼう小しょう器き官かんの一

ひと

つ

です

。

Mitochondria are one type of organelle.

細さい胞ぼう小しょう器き官かんの働はたらきを学まなぶ。

Learn the functions of organelles.

Kanji

細dainty, get thin, taper
胞placenta, sac, sheath
小little, small
器utensil, vessel, receptacle
官bureaucrat, the government, organ

Related words

細さい胞ぼう
細胞 means 'cell', while 細胞小器官 specifically refers to the organelles inside a cell.

Built from

細さい胞ぼう+小しょう+器き官かん

Etymology

Compound of 細胞 (cell) + 小 (small) + 器官 (organ), literally 'small organ of the cell'. A modern scientific term.