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energy; perfect; excellent
energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (精子)
simp. #(精子)
 
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精子

  1. (cytology) sperm cell; spermatozoon
  2. (proscribed) semen

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精子 (seishi): a sperm cell fertilizing an egg cell.
Kanji in this term
せい
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Grade: 1
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Etymology edit

May be from Chinese 精子 (jīngzǐ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(せい)() (seishi

  1. (biology, cytology) a spermatozoon, a sperm cell

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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Hanja in this term

Noun edit

精子 (jeongja or McCune-Reischauer: chŏngsa or Yale: cengsa) (hangeul 정자)

  1. Hanja form? of 정자 (sperm cell).