Japanese symbol for “childbirth”
出産
しゅっさん
Romaji: shussan
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; parturition
In Japanese, childbirth is 出産, read しゅっさん (shussan).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; parturition
- n, vi, vs production (of goods)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “childbirth”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分娩 | ぶんべん bunben | childbirth; delivery |
| 産 | さん san | (giving) birth; childbirth; delivery |
| お産 | おさん osan | (giving) birth; childbirth; delivery |
| 産児 | さんじ sanji | newborn baby; childbirth |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出演 | しゅつえん shutsuen | appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance |
| 出す | だす dasu | to take out; to get out |
| 出る | でる deru | to leave; to exit; to go out |
| 出来る | できる dekiru | to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) |
| 出身 | しゅっしん shusshin | one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school) |
| 演出 | えんしゅつ enshutsu | direction (of a play, film, etc.); production |
| 生産 | せいさん seisan | production; manufacture |
| 産業 | さんぎょう sangyou | industry |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.