Japanese symbol for “placenta”
胎盤
たいばん
Romaji: taiban
placenta
In Japanese, placenta is 胎盤, read たいばん (taiban).
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 placenta (anat)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “placenta”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| プラセンタ | プラセンタ purasenta | placenta |
| 胎座 | たいざ taiza | placenta |
| 腸 | はらわた harawata | placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp; seed cavity |
| 後産 | あとざん atozan | placenta; afterbirth; secundina |
| 胞衣 | えな ena | afterbirth; placenta |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胎児 | たいじ taiji | fetus; foetus; embryo |
| 堕胎 | だたい datai | abortion; feticide |
| 胎動 | たいどう taidou | fetal movement; movements of the fetus; quickening |
| 胎内 | たいない tainai | interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus |
| 受胎 | じゅたい jutai | conception; fertilization; fertilisation |
| 基盤 | きばん kiban | base; basis; foundation |
| 円盤 | えんばん enban | disk; discus; platter |
| 終盤 | しゅうばん shuuban | endgame; final stage |
See also: Chinese symbol for “placenta”.
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.
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