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Japanese symbol for “midwifery”

Romaji: josan
midwifery

In Japanese, midwifery is , read (josan).

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Meanings

  1. n midwifery

Kanji and stroke order

help, rescue, assist
on: ジョ
kun: たす.ける、たす.かる、す.ける、すけ
7 strokes · JLPT 2
products, bear, give birth
on: サン
kun: う.む、う.まれる、うぶ-、む.す
11 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “midwifery”

WordReadingMeaning
とりあげ toriagemidwifery; midwife

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ほじょ hojoassistance; support; help
えんじょ enjoassistance; aid; support
じょしゅ joshuassistant; helper
きゅうじょ kyuujorelief; aid; rescue
じょげん jogenadvice; counsel; suggestion
たすけ tasukeassistance; help; aid
せいさん seisanproduction; manufacture
さんぎょう sangyouindustry

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.