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切片
切片
Chinese
| close to; to cut; to slice | a slice; piece; flake; thin; slice; disc; sheet
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simp. and trad. (切片) |
切 | 片 | |
Noun
切片
Japanese
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| 切 | 片 |
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せつ > せっ Grade: 2 |
へん > ぺん Grade: 6 |
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Etymology
From Middle Chinese compound 切片 (tshet phenH, literally “cut + part”) Compare modern Mandarin qiēpiàn.
Pronunciation
Noun
切片 (hiragana せっぺん, romaji seppen)
- slice, segment
- (mathematics) an intercept: the x coordinate where a line crosses the x axis, or the y coordinate from where a line crosses the y axis
- (biology) a prepared slide sample, a section or slice of an organism prepared on a slide for viewing in a microscope
Synonyms
- (biology slide sample): プレパラート (pureparāto)