切片

Chinese

close to; to cut; to slice
 
a slice; piece; flake; thin; slice; disc; sheet
simp. and trad.
(切片)

Pronunciation


Verb

切片

  1. to cut into slices

Noun

切片

  1. slice
  2. (medicine) section (of organic tissues)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せつ > せっ
Grade: 2
へん > ぺん
Grade: 6
on’yomi

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, rōmaji seppen)

  1. slice, segment
  2. (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
  3. (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)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

切片 (jeolpyeon) (hangeul 절편)

  1. Hanja form? of 절편 (slice, segment).
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