JLPT N17画 · 7 strokesradical 女freq #1413Jōyō kanji
pregnancy
On'yomi (音読み)
- ニン
- ジン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- はら.む
- みごも.る
About this kanji
The kanji 妊, pronounced as "nin," relates to pregnancy. It is mostly used as a noun in terms like 妊娠 (にんしん), which means pregnancy, and 妊婦 (にんぷ), meaning pregnant woman. You also find it in words like 避妊 (ひにん), which refers to contraception, and 不妊 (ふにん), meaning infertility. Additionally, 妊産婦 (にんさんぷ) covers both expectant and nursing mothers. This kanji is important in discussions about motherhood and family health, highlighting its significance in social and medical contexts.
Example sentences
彼女は妊娠中の健康が大事だ。
Her health during pregnancy is important.
Meanings across languages
- English
- pregnancy
- Tiếng Việt
- mang thai
- 日本語
- 妊娠
- 한국어
- 임신
- 中文
- 怀孕
- id
- kehamilan
- th
- การตั้งครรภ์
- es
- embarazo
- fr
- grossesse
- de
- Schwangerschaft
- pt
- gravidez
Common compounds
- 妊娠pregnancy, conception, gestation
- 妊婦pregnant woman
- 避妊contraception, birth control
- 不妊infertility, sterility, barrenness
- 妊産婦expectant and nursing mothers
- 懐妊pregnancy, conception
- 不妊症infertility, sterility, barrenness
- 妊性fertility (esp. of animals)
Words using this kanji
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