noun

  1. Ubume, birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore.
  2. woman in late pregnancy, woman on the point of giving birth. Obscure term.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
産女 うぶめ
姑獲鳥
姑獲鳥 うぶめ
孕女
孕女 うぶめ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

products, bear, give birth
サン う.む うぶ- (4th, N3)
give birth, bring forth, produce
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)