精子

Chinese

 
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 pm-1 am; midnight
trad. (精子) 精 子
simp. #(精子) 精 子

Pronunciation


Noun

精子

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

精子 (seishi): a sperm cell fertilizing an egg cell.
Kanji in this term
精 子
せい
Grade: 5
し
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

May be from Chinese 精子 (jīngzǐ).

Pronunciation

Noun

精(せい)子(し) • (seishi) 

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

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
精子

Noun

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

  1. Hanja form? of 정자 (“sperm cell”).
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