# 胎 — womb; fetus

胎 means “womb; fetus”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: タイ (tai). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: womb; fetus
- On'yomi: タイ (tai)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 4

## How to remember 胎

Sounds like 台: both read タイ.

Parts: 月 moon; flesh · 台 stand

## Don't confuse it with

[始](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/begin/) · [治](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/govern/) · [能](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ability/) · [育](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bring-up/)

## More in the “Body & health 4” set

[盲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/blind/) · [裸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/naked/) · [膜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/membrane/) · [脇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/armpit/) · [腸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intestines/) · [舌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tongue/) · [胎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/womb/) · [肪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/animal-fat/) · [胴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/torso/)

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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/womb/. Last updated 2026-11-01.