with child, pregnancy
On'yomi (音読み)
- シン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 「娠」 (pronounced シン) primarily means "pregnancy" or "to be with child." It is mainly used in nouns related to pregnancy rather than as a verb. One of the most common compounds is 妊娠 (にんしん), which directly means "pregnancy." Another notable compound is 妊娠届 (にんしんとどけ), referring to the notification of pregnancy that expecting parents may need to submit. Additionally, you might come across 妊娠線 (にんしんせん), meaning "stretch marks that appear during pregnancy." It’s useful to know that while this kanji focuses on the state of being pregnant, it does not have a kun'yomi (Japanese reading), which makes it stand out in the kanji system.
Example sentences
彼女は妊娠している。
She is pregnant.
Meanings across languages
- English
- with child, pregnancy
- Tiếng Việt
- mang thai
- 日本語
- 妊娠
- 한국어
- 임신
- 中文
- 怀孕
- id
- hamil
- th
- ตั้งครรภ์
- es
- embarazo
- fr
- enceinte
- de
- schwanger
- pt
- grávida
Common compounds
- 妊娠pregnancy, conception, gestation
- 偽妊娠pseudocyesis, false pregnancy, spurious pregnancy
- 妊娠時during pregnancy, while pregnant
- 妊娠線pregnancy stretch mark, striae gravidarum
- 妊娠届notification of pregnancy, informing (authorities) that one is pregnant
- 妊娠中while pregnant, during one's pregnancy
- 妊娠中絶abortion, pregnancy termination
- 想像妊娠pseudocyesis, false pregnancy, spurious pregnancy
Words using this kanji
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