受胎|じゅたいjutai[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbconception; fertilization; fertilisation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 受胎する（じゅたいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 受胎します（じゅたいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 受胎しない（じゅたいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 受胎しません（じゅたいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 受胎せず・受胎せぬ（じゅたいせず・じゅたいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 受胎した（じゅたいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 受胎しました（じゅたいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 受胎しなかった（じゅたいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 受胎しませんでした（じゅたいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 受胎して（じゅたいして） |
| Potential | 受胎できる（じゅたいできる） |
| Passive | 受胎される（じゅたいされる） |
| Causative | 受胎させる（じゅたいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 受胎させられる（じゅたいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 受胎すれば（じゅたいすれば） |
| tara | 受胎したら（じゅたいしたら） |
| Volitional | 受胎しよう（じゅたいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 受胎しましょう（じゅたいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 受胎しろ（じゅたいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym懐妊かいにんWrittenWritten/formal prose for pregnancy, used of the imperial family or on solemn occasions; 「受胎」 is the medical, biological term.
- Synonym妊娠にんしんNeutralThe most general term, covering the state and entire course of pregnancy in any context, medical or not; 「受胎」 leans toward medical and biological usage.
- Synonym受精じゅせいNeutralThe union of sperm and egg — the biological fertilization process itself; 「受胎」 is the mother conceiving a child.
- Synonym宿すやどすNeutralA verb: to conceive or carry a child, and by extension to harbor feelings; has a literary flavor.
- SynonymはらむNeutralA verb for conceiving, extended to mean containing or carrying danger and the like, as in 「危険を孕む」.
- Synonym懐胎かいたいWrittenSynonymous with 「懐妊」 but even more literary and very rare; everyday speech uses 「妊娠」 instead.
- Synonym妊孕にんようWrittenA written/formal medical term for conception and pregnancy; the ability to conceive is 「妊孕性」.
- Related身ごもるみごもるNeutralA native Japanese verb for becoming pregnant, with a literary flavor, as in 「子を身ごもる」.
- RelatedおめでたNeutralA colloquial euphemism for pregnancy and other happy events, as in 「おめでたですか」.
- Antonym避妊ひにんNeutralTaking steps to prevent pregnancy — the opposite of conceiving, as in 「避妊具」.
- Antonym不妊ふにんNeutralThe state of failing to conceive, also infertility as in 「不妊治療」; the opposite of conceiving, though not necessarily a total inability.
For pregnancy in general, 「妊娠」 is the default. In medical or biological writing, 「受胎」 is the word for conceiving, while 「受精」 is the sperm-egg union itself and does not equal pregnancy. Use 「懐妊」 for the imperial family or solemn contexts, and 「おめでた」 as a colloquial euphemism.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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