細胞
さいぼう · saibou · JLPT N1 · noun
cell
🔬 細 = tiny + 胞 = sac/bud: a tiny sac of life = cell
胞 originally meant a bodily sac or womb, and 細 means fine or tiny. Saibou sounds like 'sigh-bow', so say 'sigh-bow' for a tiny sac, the cell.
さいぼう · saibou · JLPT N1 · noun
cell
🔬 細 = tiny + 胞 = sac/bud: a tiny sac of life = cell
胞 originally meant a bodily sac or womb, and 細 means fine or tiny. Saibou sounds like 'sigh-bow', so say 'sigh-bow' for a tiny sac, the cell.