Word Meaning 胞衣

えな ena

胞衣 is read as えな (ena) and means afterbirth.

Meaning

English

  1. afterbirth
  2. placenta

Reading

Kana

えな

Romaji

ena

Writing Variants

  • 胞衣 ほうい houi
  • 胞衣 ほうえ houe

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 137787 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

胞子

ほうし

spore

胞子体

ほうしたい

sporophyte

胞子植物

ほうししょくぶつ

spore-bearing plant

胞子葉

ほうしよう

fertile frond

胞状

ほうじょう

cystoid

脱衣

だつい

undressing

素衣

そい

white clothes

貫頭衣

かんとうい

simple type of clothing consisting of a large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head

白衣

はくい

commoner without rank (in ancient China)

浴衣

ゆかた

yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)

黒衣

こくい

black clothes

羽衣

はごろも

type of bug

Example Sentences

2

いしはえながしぜんにでるのをまった。

The doctor waited for the placenta to come out naturally.

しゅっさんご、えなのじょうたいもかくにんされた。

After the birth, the condition of the placenta was also checked.