Japanese symbol for “contraceptive”
避妊薬
ひにんやく
Romaji: hinin'yaku
contraceptive; birth control drug
In Japanese, contraceptive is 避妊薬, read ひにんやく (hinin'yaku).
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Meanings
- n contraceptive; birth control drug
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 避難 | ひなん hinan | taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation |
| 回避 | かいひ kaihi | evasion; avoidance |
| 避妊 | ひにん hinin | contraception; birth control |
| 不可避 | ふかひ fukahi | inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable |
| 逃避 | とうひ touhi | escape; evasion; flight |
| 退避 | たいひ taihi | taking refuge; evacuation |
| 妊娠 | にんしん ninshin | pregnancy; conception; gestation |
| 妊婦 | にんぷ ninpu | pregnant woman |
| 麻薬 | まやく mayaku | narcotic; drug; dope |
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.