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細胞核 (saiboukaku) Japanese meaning: cell nucleus | Kotomora

細さい胞ぼう核かく

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Meanings

1

cell nucleus; nucleus

Biology term for the membrane-bound organelle containing genetic material in eukaryotic cells.

細さい胞ぼう核かくにはDNAが含ふくま

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て

いる

。

The cell nucleus contains DNA.

顕けん微び鏡きょうで細さい胞ぼう核かくを観かん察さつした。

I observed the cell nucleus under a microscope.

Kanji

細dainty, get thin, taper
胞placenta, sac, sheath
核nucleus, core, kernel

Related words

核かく
核 is a broader term for 'nucleus' or 'core', used in physics, biology, and figuratively. 細胞核 specifically refers to the nucleus of a cell.

Built from

細さい胞ぼう+核かく

Etymology

Compound of 細胞 (cell) and 核 (nucleus/core). The term is a direct translation of the Western biological concept.