Japanese symbol for “platelet”
血小板
けっしょうばん
Romaji: kesshouban
platelet; thrombocyte
In Japanese, platelet is 血小板, read けっしょうばん (kesshouban).
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Meanings
- n platelet; thrombocyte (biol, anat)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 血液 | けつえき ketsueki | blood |
| 出血 | しゅっけつ shukketsu | bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage |
| 血管 | けっかん kekkan | blood vessel; vein |
| 血圧 | けつあつ ketsuatsu | blood pressure |
| 献血 | けんけつ kenketsu | blood donation |
| 貧血 | ひんけつ hinketsu | anemia; anaemia |
| 小説 | しょうせつ shousetsu | novel; story; (work of) fiction |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
| 看板 | かんばん kanban | signboard; sign; billboard |
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