Japanese symbol for “obstetrics”
産科
さんか
Romaji: sanka
obstetrics
In Japanese, obstetrics is 産科, read さんか (sanka).
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Meanings
- n obstetrics
- n obstetrical department; maternity division
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “obstetrics”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 産科学 | さんかがく sankagaku | obstetrics |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生産 | せいさん seisan | production; manufacture |
| 産業 | さんぎょう sangyou | industry |
| 資産 | しさん shisan | property; fortune; means |
| 遺産 | いさん isan | inheritance; bequest; legacy |
| 財産 | ざいさん zaisan | property; fortune; assets |
| 不動産 | ふどうさん fudousan | real estate |
| 科学 | かがく kagaku | science |
| 教科書 | きょうかしょ kyoukasho | textbook; coursebook; schoolbook |
See also: Chinese symbol for “obstetrics”.
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.