お産|おさんosan[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery
- Synonym出産しゅっさんNeutralSame event as 「お産」 but with a more formal tone; the word for paperwork, news and statistics, as in 「出産届」. Can also mean producing goods, a sense 「お産」 lacks.
- Synonym分娩ぶんべんWrittenMedical term for the physical process of the baby being delivered, as in 「分娩室」; unlike 「お産」 and 「出産」 it leaves out the social side of childbirth.
- Synonym生みうみNeutralCovers birth but also creating or producing things; mostly seen in compounds like 「生みの親」 and 「生みの苦しみ」. On its own, less common than 「お産」.
Everyday word for having a baby, with a warm feel. Use 「出産」 in formal contexts like paperwork, news and statistics, 「分娩」 in medical settings, and 「生み」 mainly in set compounds.
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- 子を孕むこと。


