# 胞 — Cell

Frequency rank 1283 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 泊 (Overnight), less common than 忠 (Loyalty).

- On’yomi: ほう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 肉 Meat (Kangxi 130)
- Frequency path: Level X of XX

Meat on the left is wrapped on the right — a cell is just meat wrapped in a membrane, the basic unit of life.

In words:

- 細胞 さいぼう — cell (biology)

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