Japanese symbol for “transplant”
移植
いしょく
Romaji: ishoku
transplanting (a plant); transplant; grafting
In Japanese, transplant is 移植, read いしょく (ishoku).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt transplanting (a plant); transplant; grafting (bot)
- n, vs, vt transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant (med)
- n, vs, vt embryo transfer; embryo transplant (med, biol)
- n, vs, vt porting (software) (comp)
Written forms: 移植、移殖. Readings: いしょく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “transplant”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 植え付ける | うえつける uetsukeru | to plant; to transplant |
| 植える | うえる ueru | to insert; to transplant; to implant |
| 植え替える | うえかえる uekaeru | to transplant (a plant); to replant |
| 移し変える | うつしかえる utsushikaeru | to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer |
| 移植片 | いしょくへん ishokuhen | graft; transplant; implant |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 移動 | いどう idou | movement; transfer; migration |
| 移転 | いてん iten | moving; relocation; change of address |
| 移民 | いみん imin | immigration; emigration |
| 移住 | いじゅう ijuu | migration; move; emigration |
| 移行 | いこう ikou | transition; changeover; switchover |
| 植物 | しょくぶつ shokubutsu | plant; vegetation |
| 植木 | うえき ueki | garden plant; garden tree |
| 田植え | たうえ taue | rice planting |
See also: Chinese symbol for “transplant”.
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