Japanese symbol for “postpartum”
産後
さんご
Romaji: sango
after childbirth; postpartum
In Japanese, postpartum is 産後, read さんご (sango).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n after childbirth; postpartum
Kanji and stroke order
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 |
| 最後 | さいご saigo | end; conclusion |
| 今後 | こんご kongo | from now on; hereafter |
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.