# 娠 — pregnancy

娠 means “pregnancy”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: シン (shin). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: pregnancy
- On'yomi: シン (shin)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Family 2

## How to remember 娠

Parts: 女 woman · 辰 dragon sign

## Don't confuse it with

[振](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shake/) · [辱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/humiliate/) · [唇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lips/)

## More in the “Family 2” set

[娠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pregnancy/) · [伯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/uncle-older-than-one-s-parent/) · [叔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/uncle-younger-than-one-s-parent/) · [姻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marry-into/) · [婿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bridegroom/) · [嫡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/legitimate-heir/) · [嗣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/heir/) · [戚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/relatives/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pregnancy/. Last updated 2026-11-01.