産婆
See also:
產婆
Japanese
Kanji in this term
産
婆
さん
Grade: 4
ば
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
產婆
(
kyūjitai
)
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
[sã̠mba̠]
Noun
産
(
さん
)
婆
(
ば
)
• (
sanba
)
midwife
Usage notes
This term is considered sexist today, usually
助産師
(
じょさんし
)
(
josanshi
)
is used instead.
Synonyms
助産婦
(
じょさんぷ
)
(
josanpu
)
助産師
(
じょさんし
)
(
josanshi
)