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 136252 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

染衣

ぜんえ

black dyed garment

染衣

そめぎぬ

dyed garments

白衣

しろぎぬ

commoner without rank (in ancient China)

浴衣

ゆかた

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

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.