Japanese symbol for “conception”
妊娠
にんしん
Romaji: ninshin
pregnancy; conception; gestation
In Japanese, conception is 妊娠, read にんしん (ninshin).
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 pregnancy; conception; gestation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “conception”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 想 | そう sou | conception; idea; thought |
| 発想 | はっそう hassou | idea; conception |
| 構想 | こうそう kousou | plan; plot; idea |
| 理念 | りねん rinen | (Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea |
| 観念 | かんねん kannen | idea; notion; concept |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 避妊 | ひにん hinin | contraception; birth control |
| 妊婦 | にんぷ ninpu | pregnant woman |
| 不妊 | ふにん funin | infertility; sterility; barrenness |
| 妊産婦 | にんさんぷ ninsanpu | expectant and nursing mothers |
| 懐妊 | かいにん kainin | pregnancy; conception |
| 偽妊娠 | ぎにんしん gininshin | pseudocyesis; false pregnancy; spurious pregnancy |
| 妊娠中絶 | にんしんちゅうぜつ ninshinchuuzetsu | abortion; pregnancy termination |
| 想像妊娠 | そうぞうにんしん souzouninshin | pseudocyesis; false pregnancy; spurious pregnancy |
See also: Chinese symbol for “conception”.
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.