Mnemonic
A woman wakes one morning feeling strange — she is with child, and the father is a dragon. The dragon baby grows fast inside her, each kick sending warm sparks rippling across her belly. Neighbors gasp as tiny scales shimmer beneath her skin. She cradles her stomach proudly: half-human, half-dragon, wholly hers.
Additional thoughts
Picture the woman's glowing belly with dragon scales visible underneath — the fusion of feminine and mythical. The sparks and scales make this pregnancy unmistakably dragon-related, linking both radicals firmly to the keyword.Quick recall
A woman is with child after a dragon encounter — scales shimmer beneath her pregnant belly.Details
The keyword for 娠 is with child. This kanji refers to the state of pregnancy, specifically the condition of carrying an unborn child in the womb. It is used almost exclusively in the compound 妊娠 (pregnancy) and conveys the biological and physical reality of a woman bearing a developing fetus. The character captures the idea of conception and gestation as a bodily state.
- On'yomi
- しん