Kanji Detail for 娩 - "to give birth"

娩

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

娩 means "to give birth." Also associated with beautiful, gentle.
1. Give birth - To deliver a child.
2. Beautiful - Elegant and attractive.
3. Gentle - Mild and obedient.
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- Verified meaning: to give birth
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Also carries these associations: beautiful, gentle
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

bear (children)

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

give birth child; complaisant

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to give birth to a child

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

childbirth, labor

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

婉娩: The gentle and compliant virtue of women. | Giving birth. Now women giving birth is also called 分娩. Also written as 㝃.
Onyomi

ben(ベン)
Kunyomi

none
Strokes

10 strokes
Radical

女 (onna・onnahen)
Related Keywords

give birth beautiful gentle calm delivery cesarean contractions infant labor maternity midwife motherhood neonatal obstetrics postpartum childbirth