産婆

産婆

See also: 產婆

Japanese

Kanji in this term
産	婆
さん Grade: 4	ば Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [sã̠mba̠]

Noun

産婆 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 產婆, hiragana さんば, rōmaji sanba)

1. midwife

Synonyms

• 助 (じょ)産 (さん)婦 (ぷ) (josanpu)
• 助 (じょ)産 (さん)師 (し) (josanshi)

Usage notes

• This term is considered sexist today, usually 助 (じょ)産 (さん)師 (し) (josanshi) is used instead.