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孕婦 (ようふ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

孕よう婦ふ

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ふ

Meanings

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noun

Formal or medical term for a pregnant woman. In everyday conversation, 妊婦 (にんぷ) is more common.

この病びょう院いんでは、孕よう婦ふのための健けん康こう教きょう室しつを開ひらいている。
This hospital holds health classes for pregnant women.

Kanji

孕become pregnant
婦lady, woman, wife

Similar words

妊にん婦ぷ
妊婦 is the standard, everyday word for 'pregnant woman'. 孕婦 is a less common, more formal or literary variant.

Etymology

Compound of 孕 (よう, 'to become pregnant') and 婦 (ふ, 'woman'). The reading よう for 孕 is an on'yomi; the character is not in the jōyō kanji list, making this a relatively rare spelling.