たん
単
さい
細
ぼう
胞

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. single cell.
  2. simple-minded person, one-track-minded person. Colloquialism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
たん
単
さい
細
ぼう
胞
 単細胞 たんさいぼう
たん
單
さい
細
ぼう
胞
 單細胞 たんさいぼう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

simple, one, single
タン　ひとえ (4th, N3)
fasten, halt, stop
リュウ　ル　と.める (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
dainty, get thin, taper
サイ　こま.か　ほそ.い (2nd, N2)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
placenta, sac, sheath
ホウ (8th, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
wrap, pack up, cover
つつ.む　ホウ　くる.む (4th, N2)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)