Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) さいたい [sàítáí] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ita̠i]

Noun

臍帯 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 臍帶, hiragana さいたい, romaji saitai)

1. (anatomy) umbilical cord

Synonyms

• 臍 (へそ)の緒 (お) ‎(heso no o) (colloquial)

Compounds

• 臍帯血 (さいたいけつ) ‎(saitaiketsu): cord blood

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) せいたい [sèétáí] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːta̠i]

Noun

臍帯 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 臍帶, hiragana せいたい, romaji seitai)

1. (anatomy) umbilical cord

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3