水子

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • an aborted or miscarried fetus
  • (archaic) a newborn baby

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 水 (water, w, mizu, hydrogen, -sui, -, cold water) + Japanese 子 (child, small thing, a child, particle, baby, master, girl, object, w, junior, kid, diminutive suffix).

Origin

Japanese

Gloss

child, small thing, a child, particle, baby, master, girl, object, w, junior, kid, diminutive suffix

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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