娠
娠·pregnancy
- On-yomi
- シン
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 妊娠 | にんしん | pregnancy |
| 妊娠中 | にんしんちゅう | during pregnancy |
| 妊娠期間 | にんしんきかん | gestation period |
| 妊娠中毒症 | にんしんちゅうどくしょう | toxemia of pregnancy |
Example sentences
妊娠中はお酒を控えたほうがいい。
にんしんちゅうはおさけをひかえたほうがいい。
You should cut back on alcohol during pregnancy.
彼女は今、妊娠八か月だそうだ。
かのじょはいま、にんしんはちかげつだそうだ。
She is apparently eight months pregnant now.
人の妊娠期間はおよそ四十週間だ。
ひとのにんしんきかんはおよそよんじゅっしゅうかんだ。
Human gestation lasts about forty weeks.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Trying to use 娠 alone — in practice it appears only in 妊娠 and its derivatives
- Writing 振 for 娠 because of the shared right half
Memory aid
Picture it
The woman radical 女 with 辰 — a character that in practice exists only to pair with 妊 and spell 妊娠.
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