noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. abortion, feticide.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
堕胎 だたい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

degenerate, descend to, lapse into
お.ちる ダ くず.す (9th, N1)
melon, wrap
ダ ずい (Kentei 1)
possess, have, exist
ユウ あり あ.る (3rd, N4)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
womb, uterus
タイ (8th, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
ダイ うてな われ (2nd, N4)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)