妊 means “pregnant, pregnancy”

にん · nin

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

はらむ, みごもる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ニン, ジン

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 7 strokes

The story

A woman (女) beside 壬, the right half of 任, to entrust: picture a woman entrusted with a new life. 妊娠 is pregnancy and 妊婦 a pregnant woman, who in Japan may wear a pink maternity badge on her bag so train riders offer a seat.

Used in 妊娠 (ninshin, pregnancy), 妊婦 (ninpu, pregnant woman), and 不妊 (funin, infertility)

More from Kin & Cradle

• 稚 young
• 嫁 bride
• 娠 pregnancy
• 胎 womb
• 叔 uncle
• 姻 marriage
• 婿 son-in-law
• 嫡 legitimate heir
• 嗣 heir
• 哺 nurse
• 戚 relatives
• 氏 family name

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.