身みごもる

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

身ごもる · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb, intransitive verb

become pregnant; conceive

A somewhat literary or formal term for becoming pregnant; in everyday speech, 妊娠する is more common.

妊にん娠しんする
The standard, everyday term for becoming pregnant. 身ごもる is more literary and less commonly used in conversation.

身みごもるUsage54%
Standard spelling using 身 with kana for the okurigana.
みごもるUsage19%
身み籠ごもるUsage12%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; 身ごもる is preferred.
妊みごもるUsage8%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; the reading is not obvious.
身み籠ごもるUsage7%
Variant with 籠もる; less common but still seen.
身み篭ごもる
Variant using 篭, a simplified form of 籠; rare.
孕みごもる
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; the reading is not obvious.
身み篭ごもる
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; 身ごもる is preferred.

Compound of 身 (body) and 籠もる (to be filled with, to be confined in). The literal sense is 'the body becomes filled/occupied', referring to pregnancy.