身重

Japanese

Kanji in this term
身 重
み
Grade: 3
おも
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) みおも [mìómó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [mʲio̞mo̞]

Noun

身(み)重(おも) • (miomo) 

  1. being pregnant
    Synonym: 身持ち (mimochi)
    • 2003 February 2, 青木淳一, 神奈川新聞; reprinted as “シルバーシートの失敗”, in ダニ博士のつぶやき‎, 論創社, 2018:
      一(ひと)昔(むかし)前(まえ)は、などというと老(ろう)人(じん)の繰(く)り言(ごと)になるが、年(とし)寄(よ)り、身(み)重(おも)の女(じょ)性(せい)、小(ちい)さな子(こ)供(ども)を連(つ)れた人(ひと)、けがをしている人(ひと)などが乗(の)ってくれば、誰(だれ)でも率(そっ)先(せん)して席(せき)を譲(ゆず)ったものである。
      Hitomukashi mae wa, nado to iu to rōjin no kurigoto ni naru ga, toshiyori, miomo no josei, chīsana kodomo o tsureta hito, kega o shite iru hito nado ga notte kureba, dare de mo sossen shite seki o yuzutta mono de aru.
      This will sound like another tired complaint by an old person, but in the past, if an elderly person, a pregnant woman, someone with small children, or an injured person came on the train, anyone would have gladly given that person their seat.

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