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過熟児 (かじゅくじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

過か熟じゅく児じ

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Meanings

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noun

postmature infant

Medical term for an infant born after 42 weeks of gestation.

過か熟じゅく児じは、在ざい胎たい42週しゅう以い降こうに生うまれた新しん生せい児じを指さす。
A postmature infant refers to a newborn born after 42 weeks of gestation.

Kanji

過overdo, exceed, go beyond
熟mellow, ripen, mature
児newborn babe, child, young of animals

Similar words

未み熟じゅく児じ
未熟児 (premature infant) is born before 37 weeks, while 過熟児 is born after 42 weeks.

Etymology

Compound of 過 (excessive) + 熟 (mature) + 児 (infant).