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孕 = 子 + 乃

孕 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “expecting”. It is built from 子 (child) and 乃 (from). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2320.

Keyword
expecting
RTK frame
2320
Strokes
5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヨウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はら.む
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
become pregnant, ожидать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
孕 be pregnant

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 子 child
  2. 乃 from

How to find 孕 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “child” + “from”. 孕 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 孕 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.