# 妊 pregnant

女 (woman) + 王 (king)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
BETA

## Onyomi

NIN | Pregnant NINjas can't hide so good.

## Mnemonic

| They say you gotta treat a pregnant woman like a king.

## Jukugo

妊娠(にんしん) する | pregnant ★★★☆☆ 妊 (pregnant) + 娠 (pregnancy) = 妊娠 (pregnant)
妊婦(にんぷ) | pregnant woman ★★☆☆☆ 妊 (pregnant) + 婦 (housewife / lady) = 妊婦 (pregnant woman)
避妊(ひにん) | birth control ☆☆☆☆☆ 避 (avoid / dodge) + 妊 (pregnant) = 避妊 (birth control)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
姓 | family name | BORN | 生
妊 | pregnant | KING | 王

The person BORN to a woman takes her family name, but the pregnant woman is like the KING who rules her baby.