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Illustration of 解剖

解剖かいぼう

かいぼう kaibou Play N1 Noun Suru verb Transitive

Meanings and examples

人体や動物の体を切り開き、内部の器官や構造を調べること。死因を調べるために遺体を切開することも指す。 dissection; autopsy

Example 1

死体解剖の結果、絞殺と判明しました。

The postmortem showed that she had been strangled.

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Example 2

私たちは内臓器官を調べるためにカエルを解剖した。

We dissected a frog to examine its internal organs.

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Kanji breakdown

剖

N1

divide

On reading
ボウ
Kun reading
Radical
刀

解

N3

unravel; notes; key; explanation; understanding; untie; undo; solve; answer; cancel; absolve; explain; minute

On reading
カイ、ゲ
Kun reading
と.く、と.かす、と.ける、ほど.く、ほぐ.す、わか.る、さと.る
Radical
角
Illustration of 了解

了解

N1

りょうかい

comprehension; consent; understanding; roger (on the radio)

Illustration of 弁解

弁解

N1

べんかい

explanation; justification; defence; excuse

Illustration of 正解

正解

N1

せいかい

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

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解除

N1

かいじょ

cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off

Illustration of 理解

理解

N3

りかい

understanding; comprehension