How to say "miscarriage" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 流産りゅうざんnoun, suru verb, intransitive verbThe word for the medical sense: the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy. Use it when 'miscarriage' refers to losing a baby during pregnancy.
- 不成立ふせいりつnounCovers 'miscarriage' in the abstract sense of something failing, falling through, or being rejected; a typical context is a bill or motion that does not pass.
Choose 流産 for the medical sense of 'miscarriage', the loss of a pregnancy, and 不成立 for the abstract sense of something such as a bill or motion failing, falling through, or being rejected.
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