Japanese symbol for “multicellular”

多細胞

たさいぼう

Romaji: tasaibou

multicellular

In Japanese, multicellular is 多細胞, read たさいぼう (tasaibou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

adj-no, n multicellular (biol)

Kanji and stroke order

多

many, frequent, much

on: タ
kun: おお.い、まさ.に、まさ.る

6 strokes · JLPT 4

細

dainty, get thin, taper

on: サイ
kun: ほそ.い、ほそ.る、こま.か、こま.かい

11 strokes · JLPT 2

胞

placenta, sac, sheath

on: ホウ

9 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
多数	たすう tasuu	large number (of); many
多分	たぶん tabun	probably; likely; perhaps
多様	たよう tayou	diverse; various
多少	たしょう tashou	a little; some; somewhat
多い	おおい ooi	many; numerous; a lot
多大	ただい tadai	great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous
詳細	しょうさい shousai	details; particulars; specifics
細胞	さいぼう saibou	cell
同胞	どうほう douhou	brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen

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.