じょく

noun

  1. puerpera, woman who has recently given birth.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょく
褥婦 じょくふ
 
じょ
 
じょく婦 じょくふ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

cushion, mattress, bedding
しとね ジョク (Kentei 1)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
embarrass, humiliate, shame
ジョク はずかし.める (8th, N1)
sign of the dragon, 7-9AM, fifth sign of Chinese zodiac
たつ シン とき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)
lady, woman, wife
フ よめ ね (5th, N3)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
broom
ソウ シュウ ほうき (Kentei 1)
snout, hand
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)