脳細胞

Japanese
Kanji in this term
脳 細 胞
のう
Grade: 6		 さい
Grade: 2		 ほう > ぼう
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
腦細胞 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

脳(のう) (nō, “brain”) + 細(さい)胞(ぼう) (saibō, “cell”).

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) のーさ​いぼー [nòósáꜜìbòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
    • IPA(key): [no̞ːsa̠ibo̞ː]

    Noun

    脳(のう)細(さい)胞(ぼう) • (nōsaibō) 

    1. (cytology) brain cell
    2. (colloquial) neuron

    References
    1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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