세포

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 細胞, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 細胞(さいぼう) (saibō).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)pʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)포]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sepo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sepo
McCune–Reischauer?	sep'o
Yale Romanization?	sēy.pho

Noun

세포 • (sepo) (hanja 細胞)

1. (biology) cell