Vocabulary

What does 解剖 (かいぼう, kaibou) mean?

解剖 (かいぼう, kaibou) means dissection, autopsy; in-depth analysis.

Quick facts
Readingかいぼう
Romajikaibou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
かいぼう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkaibou

dissection, autopsy; in-depth analysis

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive analysis; postmortem

Example sentences

  • The medical student performed a dissection of a frog.

  • He analyzed the truth of the case as if dissecting it.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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