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包皮切断 (houhisetsudan) Japanese meaning: circumcision | Kotomora

包ほう皮ひ切せつ断だん

ほ

う

ひ

せ

つ

だ

ん

Meanings

1

Medical term for the surgical removal of the foreskin.

新しん生せい児じの包ほう皮ひ切せつ断だんは、宗しゅう教きょう的てきまたは医

い

学がく

的てき

理り

由ゆう

で

行おこな

わ

れる

こと

が

あり

ます

。

Circumcision of newborns may be performed for religious or medical reasons.

Kanji

包wrap, pack up, cover
皮pelt, skin, hide
切cut, cutoff, be sharp
断severance, decline, refuse

Built from

包ほう皮ひ+切せつ断だん

Etymology

Compound of 包皮 (foreskin) and 切断 (cutting, amputation).