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羊水

羊水

Chinese

sheep water; river
simp. and trad.
(羊水)

Noun

羊水

  1. amniotic fluid

Japanese

Kanji in this term
よう
Grade: 3
すい
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

/yausui/ → /yoːsui/.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [joːsui]

Noun

羊水 (hiragana ようすい, romaji yōsui, historical hiragana やうすい)

  1. amniotic fluid

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.