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分娩室 (bunbenshitsu) Japanese meaning: delivery room | Kotomora

分ぶん娩べん室しつ

ぶ

ん

べ

ん

し

つ

Meanings

1

delivery room; maternity room

Medical term for the room in a hospital or clinic where childbirth takes place.

分ぶん娩べん室しつに入はいる前まえに、夫おっとは手

て

を

洗あら

っ

た

。

Before entering the delivery room, the husband washed his hands.

分ぶん娩べん室しつから赤あかちゃんの泣なき声ごえが聞きこえた。

We heard a baby crying from the delivery room.

Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
娩bear (children)
室room, apartment, chamber

Related words

分ぶん娩べん
分娩 refers to the act of childbirth itself, while 分娩室 is the room where it occurs.
産さん科か
産科 is the obstetrics department; 分娩室 is a specific room within that department.

Built from

分ぶん娩べん+室しつ

Written forms

分ぶん娩べん室しつ
Standard kanji spelling.
分ぶんべん室しつ
Mixed kana spelling; 娩 is not a Jōyō kanji, so this form is sometimes used for readability.

Etymology

Compound of 分娩 (childbirth) and 室 (room).