胎 means “womb, fetus”

たい · tai

Also: uterus

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

タイ

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The story

Flesh (月) and a stand (台): picture the body building a first stage where a new life sits. 胎児 is a fetus and 母胎 the mother's womb, and 胎動, its kicks, also describes anything just stirring into being.

Used in 胎児 (taiji, fetus), 母胎 (botai, mother's womb), and 胎動 (taidou, fetal movement/first stirrings)

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