堕胎
See also: 墮胎
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 堕胎 – see 墮胎 (“to abort a fetus; to induce an abortion”). (This term is the simplified form of 墮胎). |
Notes:
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 堕 | 胎 |
| だ Grade: S |
たい Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 墮胎 (kyūjitai) |
Noun
堕胎 • (datai)
Usage notes
- Abortion is illegal in Japan. Although there are some exceptions under special conditions, in laws these exceptions are referred to as 中絶 (chūzetsu) instead. This has influenced the Japanese language and 中絶 is generally preferred over 堕胎 today. (further readings in Japanese)
Verb
堕胎する • (datai suru) suru (stem 堕胎し (datai shi), past 堕胎した (datai shita))
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 堕胎し | だたいし | datai shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 堕胎し | だたいし | datai shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 堕胎する | だたいする | datai suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 堕胎する | だたいする | datai suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 堕胎すれ | だたいすれ | datai sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 堕胎せよ¹ 堕胎しろ² |
だたいせよ¹ だたいしろ² |
datai seyo¹ datai shiro² |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 堕胎される | だたいされる | datai sareru |
| Causative | 堕胎させる 堕胎さす |
だたいさせる だたいさす |
datai saseru datai sasu |
| Potential | 堕胎できる | だたいできる | datai dekiru |
| Volitional | 堕胎しよう | だたいしよう | datai shiyō |
| Negative | 堕胎しない | だたいしない | datai shinai |
| Negative continuative | 堕胎せず | だたいせず | datai sezu |
| Formal | 堕胎します | だたいします | datai shimasu |
| Perfective | 堕胎した | だたいした | datai shita |
| Conjunctive | 堕胎して | だたいして | datai shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 堕胎すれば | だたいすれば | datai sureba |
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
References
- “堕胎”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026