JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 胞: "placenta, sac, sheath"
The kanji 胞 means "placenta, sac, sheath". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ホウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ホウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | placenta, sac, sheath |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1379 of 2,501 |
Common words with 胞
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 細胞cell · cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
- 同胞brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman
- 脳細胞brain cell
- 胞子spore
- 単細胞single cell · simple-minded; one-track-minded
- 胞衣afterbirth; placenta
- 神経細胞nerve cell; neuron
- 細胞分裂cell division
- がん細胞cancer cell
- 単細胞生物unicellular organism; single-celled organism
- 体細胞somatic cell
- 細胞内inside the cell; intracellular
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