JLPT · Level 41
75 words
Japanese word
お産
Pronunciation
Romajiosan
Meaning
- noundelivery
Example
母のお産は無事に終わりました。haha no o san wa bu ji ni o wa ri ma shi ta
My mother's delivery went well.
More examples
初めてのお産で不安でした。haji me te no o san de fu an de shi ta
I felt nervous about giving birth for the first time.
Core concept
Centers on the event in which a mother gives birth and a baby enters the world.
Common phrases
お産をするo san o su ru
give birth
お産の準備o san no jun bi
childbirth preparations
お産が始まるo san ga haji ma ru
labor begins
お産に立ち会うo san ni ta chi a u
attend a birth
Similar words
出産shussan: A formal term for the act of giving birth to a baby.
分娩bunben: A medical term for the process in which a baby is born.
Definition in Japanese
母親が子を産むこと。haha oya ga ko o u mu ko to
Word origin
The noun お産 (osan) combines お (o), an honorific prefix, with 産 (san), related to 産む (umu, "to give birth").
Usage tips
- In English, delivery can mean childbirth, but it also commonly means bringing goods or messages to someone, so context determines the meaning.
Other meanings
- childbirthnoun