| Kanji | 胞 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ホウ |
| English | placenta, sac, sheath |
| Examples | 細胞(さいぼう): cell (biology) |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 1379 |
| Components | 肉: meat 包: wrap; pack up; cover; conceal |
| Number of Strokes | 9 |
| Kanji Radical | 肉 |
| Radical Number | 130 |
| Radical Strokes | 6 |
| Radical Reading | にく・にくづき |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | placenta |
| Koohii Story 1 | Imagine a newborn baby, fresh out of the womb, being entirely wrapped by the long piece of flesh, called a placenta, that once fed him. |
| Koohii Story 2 | Placenta is flesh/part of the body wrapped around the foetus. |
| RTK Index (new) | 570 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500
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