Word Meaning 子宮

しきゅう shikyuu

子宮 is read as しきゅう (shikyuu) and means womb.

Meaning

English

  1. womb
  2. uterus

Reading

Kana

しきゅう

Romaji

shikyuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Synonyms お腹,胎内,胎盤,,母胎 Related Words 母胎,子袋,子壷,病気,,検診,ワクチン,悪性腫瘍 Rank 9806 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

子宮体部

しきゅうたいぶ

corpus uteri

子宮内

しきゅうない

intrauterine

子宮口

しきゅうこう

os uteri

子宮摘出

しきゅうてきしゅつ

hysterectomy

子宮内反症

しきゅうないはんしょう

uterine inversion

子宮脱

しきゅうだつ

uterine prolapse

子宮後屈

しきゅうこうくつ

retroversion of the uterus

子宮破裂

しきゅうはれつ

uterine rupture

子宮内胎児発育遅延

しきゅうないたいじはついくちえん

intrauterine growth retardation

子宮内胎児死亡

しきゅうないたいじしぼう

intrauterine fetal death (foetal)

子宮内膜

しきゅうないまく

endometrium

子宮卵管造影

しきゅうらんかんぞうえい

hysterosalpingography

Example Sentences

7

I had an ectopic pregnancy two years ago.

Babies grow up inside the amniotic fluid in the womb.

How do babies breathe when they're in the uterus?

They say amniotic fluid has roughly the same composition as sea water.

Are you more likely to get worse ovulation pains if you have a tipped uterus?

I have fibroid tumours. Is there a way to stop them getting large?

Endometritis is a disease where bacteria enter the uterus and cause inflammation of the inner membrane.