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Japanese symbol for “obstetrician”

Romaji: sankai
obstetrician

In Japanese, obstetrician is , read (sankai).

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Meanings

  1. n obstetrician

Kanji and stroke order

products, bear, give birth
on: サン
kun: う.む、う.まれる、うぶ-、む.す
11 strokes · JLPT 3
department, course, section
on: カ
9 strokes · JLPT 2
doctor, medicine
on: イ
kun: い.やす、い.する、くすし
7 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “obstetrician”

WordReadingMeaning
さんかいし sankaishiobstetrician

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せいさん seisanproduction; manufacture
さんぎょう sangyouindustry
しさん shisanproperty; fortune; means
いさん isaninheritance; bequest; legacy
ざいさん zaisanproperty; fortune; assets
ふどうさん fudousanreal estate
かがく kagakuscience
きょうかしょ kyoukashotextbook; coursebook; schoolbook
いりょう iryoumedical treatment; medical care

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.