娩
娩
10 strokes
Grade 9
Meanings
bear (children)
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ベン
Common Words
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childbirth; delivery
Examples
私の娘は分娩中だ。
My daughter is in labor.
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natural childbirth
Examples
先回は自然分娩でした。
Last time it was a natural childbirth.
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Medicine
obstetric analgesia during labor and delivery (e.g. epidural); painless childbirth
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Rare term
couvade (custom in which a male acts out the physical process of his own child being born)
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