also: はら
Medical or literary term for the womb. In everyday speech, 子宮 (しきゅう) is more common.
The baby grows inside the womb.
They checked the health of the womb with an ultrasound.
inside the womb; in utero · inside a Buddhist statue
placenta
abortion; feticide
conception; becoming pregnant; fertilization
fetal movement; quickening · stirrings; signs of emergence; initial rise
conception; pregnancy
womb; uterus · parent body; base; foundation
viviparity · viviparous; live-bearing
adaptation; recasting; rewriting
single pregnancy; singleton pregnancy
twin pregnancy; twin fetuses
multiple pregnancy; multiple birth
dead fetus; stillborn fetus
selective reduction; multifetal pregnancy reduction
fetal presentation
meconium
gestational sac; fetal sac
pottery clay
placenta
Standard kanji spelling for the reading たい.
Rare reading; はら is more commonly written as 腹.
The kanji 胎 is composed of 月 (flesh/body part) and 台 (phonetic component suggesting 'to contain'). It has been used in Chinese and Japanese to refer to the womb or fetus.