How to say 'Pregnancy' in Japanese | 妊娠

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The Japanese word for Pregnancy is 'Ninshin', written as 妊娠 in Japanese.'Pregnancy' in hiragana is にんしん.

word

妊娠

Meaning

Pregnancy

Reading

にんしん

ninshin

Kanji

妊Pregnant, Swollen 娠Pregnant, Pregnancy

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '妊娠 (にんしん)' refers to the state of being pregnant. It is used to describe the condition of a woman carrying a developing embryo or fetus within her body. This term is commonly used in medical, personal, and formal contexts. For example: She is happy about her pregnancy「彼女は妊娠を喜んでいる」(かのじょはにんしんをよろこんでいる). The doctor confirmed the pregnancy「医者が妊娠を確認した」(いしゃがにんしんをかくにんした). It is important to note that '妊娠' is a noun and is often used with verbs like 'する' to indicate the act of becoming pregnant, as in '妊娠する (にんしんする)' (to become pregnant).

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

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Frequency

7345

Composition

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Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 妊娠

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

妊

Meaning

Pregnant, Swollen

kanji

娠

Meaning

Pregnant, Pregnancy

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