Japanese symbol for “embryonic”
胚性
はいせい
Romaji: haisei
embryonic; embryonal
In Japanese, embryonic is 胚性, read はいせい (haisei).
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Meanings
- adj-na embryonic; embryonal
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胚芽 | はいが haiga | germ (of a cereal, e.g. wheat, rice); embryo bud |
| 胚葉 | はいよう haiyou | germ layer; germinal epithelium |
| 胚乳 | はいにゅう hainyuu | albumen (of a seed, esp. the endosperm) |
| 胚胎 | はいたい haitai | germination; pregnancy |
| 胚珠 | はいしゅ haishu | ovule |
| 胚子 | はいし haishi | embryo |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
| 男性 | だんせい dansei | man; male |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.