母体

See also: 母體

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 母体 – see 母體 (“mother's body; basis; foundation; matrix; nucleus; etc.”).
(This term, 母体, is the simplified form of 母體.)
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
母 体
ぼ
Grade: 2		 たい
Grade: 2
kan’yōon goon
Alternative spelling
母體 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Likely a coinage in Japanese of Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 母 (bo, “mother”) +‎ 体 (tai, “body”).

First cited to 1910.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

母(ぼ)体(たい) • (botai) 

  1. [from 1910] (biology) a mother's body
    母(ぼ)体(たい)血(けっ)清(せい)マーカー
    botai kessei mākā
    maternal serum marker
    母(ぼ)体(たい)死(し)亡(ぼう)率(りつ)
    botai shibōritsu
    the maternal death rate
    母(ぼ)体(たい)免(めん)疫(えき)
    botai men'eki
    maternal immunity
    母(ぼ)体(たい)保(ほ)護(ご)法(ほう)
    botai hogohō
    the Maternity Protection Law
  2. [from 1929] a parent organization or group
    母(ぼ)体(たい)行(こう)
    botaikō
    a parent bank

References
  1. “母体”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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