月子

Chinese
moon; month
 
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad.
(月子)		 月 子

Pronunciation

Noun

月子

  1. the month following childbirth, during which the mother goes through the traditional Chinese form of postpartum recovery, sometimes referred to in English as confinement or lying-in; puerperium
  2. time of childbirth

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • 月子病
  • 鬧小月子／闹小月子

See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
月 子
つき
Grade: 1		 こ
Grade: 1

Proper noun

月子 (hiragana つきこ, rōmaji Tsukiko)

  1. A female given name
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