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妊娠中絶 (ninshinchuuzetsu) Japanese meaning: abortion | Kotomora

妊にん娠しん中ちゅう絶ぜつ

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Meanings

1

abortion; pregnancy termination

Medical term for induced abortion. In everyday conversation, 中絶 (ちゅうぜつ) alone is often used.

妊にん娠しん中ちゅう絶ぜつは母ぼ体たい保

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Abortions are performed by doctors designated under the Maternal Health Act.

彼かの女じょは妊にん娠しん中ちゅう絶ぜつを決けつ断だんした。

She decided to have an abortion.

Kanji

妊pregnancy
娠with child, pregnancy
中in, inside, middle
絶discontinue, sever, cut off

Related words

中ちゅう絶ぜつN1
妊娠中絶 is the full, explicit term for terminating a pregnancy, while 中絶 alone is the common shorthand used in medical and everyday contexts.

Word family

人じん工こう妊にん娠しん中ちゅう絶ぜつ
induced abortion

Built from

妊にん娠しん+中ちゅう絶ぜつ

Etymology

Compound of 妊娠 (にんしん, 'pregnancy') and 中絶 (ちゅうぜつ, 'termination, discontinuation').