How to say "womb" in Japanese

• 子宮しきゅうCommon
  no-adjectiveThe anatomical term for the womb or uterus; the word to use when talking about the organ itself, as in medicine, pregnancy, or health discussions.
  子宮しきゅう内膜ないまく炎えんは、細菌さいきんが子宮しきゅう内ないに入はいり、内膜ないまくに炎症えんしょうを起おこす病気びょうきである。↗

  Endometritis is a disease where bacteria enter the uterus and cause inflammation of the inner membrane.
• 母胎ぼたいCommon
  nounAlso denotes the womb, but presents it specifically as the mother's body; typical when speaking of a baby growing within its mother, or of the womb as the place that nurtures the child.
• 腹はらJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounBasically the belly or abdomen; its 'womb' sense is an extension of this, referring indirectly to the belly that carries a child, so it is seldom the word you want for the organ itself.

Use 子宮 for the womb as an anatomical organ, 母胎 when it is viewed as the mother's body carrying the child, and 腹 only in its extended sense of the belly that bears a child.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 子宮しきゅうwomb
• 母胎ぼたいwomb
• こぶくろwomb
• 胎たいwomb
• 腹はらwomb
• 畑はたけwomb