JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 妊: "pregnancy"
The kanji 妊 means "pregnancy". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ニン, ジン in on'yomi and はら.む, みごも.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ニンジン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はら.むみごも.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | pregnancy |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1413 of 2,501 |
Common words with 妊
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 妊娠pregnancy; conception; gestation
- 妊婦pregnant woman
- 避妊contraception; birth control
- 懐妊pregnancy; conception
- 避妊具contraceptive device; birth-control device
- 不妊治療infertility treatment
- 不妊infertility; sterility; barrenness
- 想像妊娠pseudocyesis; false pregnancy; spurious pregnancy; pseudopregnancy
- 避妊薬contraceptive; birth control drug
- 妊娠検査薬pregnancy test kit; pregnancy test
- 妊活trying to conceive; attempting to get pregnant (through various means)
- 不妊症infertility; sterility; barrenness
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