妊
妊 — Pregnancy
pregnancy
On’yomiニン (nin)
On’yomiジン (jin)
Kun’yomiはらむ (haramu)
Kun’yomiみごもる (migomoru)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 妊
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 妊娠 | にんしん ninshin | pregnancy; conception; gestation |
| 避妊 | ひにん hinin | contraception; birth control |
| 妊婦 | にんぷ ninpu | pregnant woman |
| 不妊 | ふにん funin | infertility; sterility; barrenness |
| 妊産婦 | にんさんぷ ninsanpu | expectant and nursing mothers |
| 懐妊 | かいにん kainin | pregnancy; conception |
Study notes
妊 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1413 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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