胎
胎 — Womb
womb, uterus
On’yomiタイ (tai)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (9 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 胎
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胎児 | たいじ taiji | fetus; foetus; embryo |
| 胎内 | たいない tainai | interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue |
| 胎動 | たいどう taidou | fetal movement; movements of the fetus; quickening |
| 堕胎 | だたい datai | abortion; feticide |
| 受胎 | じゅたい jutai | conception; fertilization; fertilisation |
| 胎教 | たいきょう taikyou | prenatal influence of the mother on her unborn baby; teaching one's unborn baby (e.g. by playing music, etc.) |
Study notes
胎 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1861 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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