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妊

Pregnant
Stroke count: 7

Readings

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JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8Level 38

Verbs with «妊»

妊娠する

Meanings

  1. pregnant
  2. pregnancyRtK
  1. conception
  2. gestation

Radicals and components

Radical女woman
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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woman (女) · porter · drop (丶) · samurai

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 546

Compound words

妊娠にんしん
pregnancy; conception; gestation
妊婦にんぷ
pregnant woman
避妊ひにん
contraception; birth control
不妊ふにん
infertility; sterility; barrenness
妊産婦にんさんぷ
expectant and nursing mothers
懐妊かいにん
pregnancy
妊孕にんよう
pregnancy
偽妊娠ぎにんしん
pseudocyesis
妊娠時にんしんじ
during pregnancy
妊婦服にんぷふく
maternity clothes
妊孕能にんようのう
fertility
避妊法ひにんほう
contraceptive method
不妊症ふにんしょう
infertility
異常妊娠いじょうにんしん
abnormal pregnancy
過期妊娠かきにんしん
post-term pregnancy
緊急避妊きんきゅうひにん
emergency contraception
想像妊娠そうぞうにんしん
pseudocyesis
妊娠検査にんしんけんさ
pregnancy test
妊娠中絶にんしんちゅうぜつ
abortion
避妊ピルひにんピル
contraceptive pill
妊娠するにんしんする
to become pregnant
子宮外妊娠しきゅうがいにんしん
ectopic pregnancy
人工避妊法じんこうひにんほう
contraception
妊娠中毒症にんしんちゅうどくしょう
pre-eclampsia

On Reading Examples

ここだけの話だけれど和夫の妻は妊娠しています。にんしん
It's just between you and me, but Kazuo's wife is pregnant.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は奥さんが妊娠したといわれてびっくりした。
He was caught off guard when his wife announced they were going to have a baby.tatoeba
妊娠中毒症にかかりました。
I had toxemia during my pregnancy.tatoeba
妊娠中ですか。
Are you pregnant?tatoeba
妊娠検査を受けました。
I got a pregnancy test.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Pregnancy. Woman 女 + 壬 (to carry) — a woman carrying a child. Pairs with 娠 in 妊娠.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 妊

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