姙
be(come) pregnant
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Readings
On'yomi
- ニン
- ジン
Kun'yomi
- はら.む
- みごも.る
Meaning
姙 centers on the state of carrying a child: becoming or being pregnant.
Study
Etymology
姙 combines 女 (woman) with 任, which likely contributes the sound and may carry a sense of bearing or entrusting, together expressing pregnancy.
Meaning mnemonic
A woman 女 with a burden 任 inside her: she is carrying a child, becoming pregnant.
Reading mnemonic
For ニン, imagine a pregnant woman knitting tiny clothes: knitting -> ニン, and she is 姙.