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私生 (しせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

私し生せい

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Meanings

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noun

childbirth from an unmarried couple

Refers to the act of giving birth outside of marriage. Often used in formal or legal contexts.

私し生せいは、かつて社しゃ会かい的てきに大おおきな偏へん見けんを伴ともなっていた。
Childbirth outside of marriage was once accompanied by great social prejudice.
この法ほう律りつは私し生せいに関かんする規き定ていを含ふくんでいる。
This law includes provisions regarding childbirth from unmarried couples.

Kanji

私private, I, me
生life, genuine, birth

Similar words

私し生せい児じ
私生児 refers to a child born out of wedlock, while 私生 refers to the act of childbirth itself.

Etymology

Compound of 私 (private, personal) and 生 (birth). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with childbirth outside of formal marriage.