鬼き胎たい

noun

anxiety; secret fear; hidden worry

Only when written 鬼胎

Refers to a nagging worry or fear that one keeps to oneself, often without a clear external cause. The kanji 鬼 (demon) + 胎 (womb) suggests something sinister growing inside.

• 彼かれの心こころには常つねに鬼き胎たいが潜ひそんでいるようだ。

  It seems there is always a secret fear lurking in his heart.

• その知しらせを聞きいてから、鬼き胎たいを抱かかえて過すごしている。

  Ever since hearing that news, I've been living with a nagging anxiety.

noun

hydatidiform mole; molar pregnancy

Medical term for an abnormal pregnancy where a non-viable mass forms in the uterus. Often appears in the compound 胞状奇胎 (ほうじょうきたい).

See also: 胞状奇胎

• 胞ほう状じょう奇き胎たいは、妊にん娠しん初しょ期きに発はっ見けんされることが多おおい。

  Hydatidiform mole is often detected in early pregnancy.