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人工妊娠中絶 (じんこうにんしんちゅうぜつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

人じん工こう妊にん娠しん中ちゅう絶ぜつ

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Meanings

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noun

induced abortion

medicine

Medical term for induced abortion; used in clinical, legal, and formal contexts. In everyday conversation, 中絶 (ちゅうぜつ) is more common.

人じん工こう妊にん娠しん中ちゅう絶ぜつは、母ぼ体たい保ほ護ご法ほうの指し定てい医い師しによって行おこなわれます。
Induced abortion is performed by designated physicians under the Maternal Health Act.

彼かの女じょは人じん工こう妊にん娠しん中ちゅう絶ぜつの経けい験けんについて語かたった。

She talked about her experience with induced abortion.

Kanji

人person
工craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
妊pregnancy
娠with child, pregnancy
中in, inside, middle
絶discontinue, sever, cut off

Similar words

中ちゅう絶ぜつ
Common abbreviation for 人工妊娠中絶; used in everyday language and news reports.
妊にん娠しん中ちゅう絶ぜつ
Slightly shorter term also meaning induced abortion; less formal than the full 人工妊娠中絶.

Etymology

Compound of 人工 (じんこう, 'artificial'), 妊娠 (にんしん, 'pregnancy'), and 中絶 (ちゅうぜつ, 'termination'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'induced abortion' and is used primarily in medical and legal contexts.