安産(あんざん)

あんざん
noun
easy delivery; smooth childbirth
1. easy delivery; smooth childbirth
A childbirth that proceeds without complications or difficulty. Often used as a wish or prayer for expectant mothers.
安産(あんざん)を祈(いの)る。
To pray for a safe delivery.
母子(ぼし)ともに健康(けんこう)で安産(あんざん)だった。
Both mother and child were healthy, and the delivery was smooth.
神社(じんじゃ)で安産(あんざん)のお守(おまも)りを買(か)ってきた。
I bought a safe delivery charm at the shrine.

安産(あんざん) refers to a smooth, uncomplicated childbirth.

WORD FORMATION:
安(あん) (safe/easy) + 産(ざん) (birth/delivery)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 安産(あんざん)を祈(いの)る: to pray for a safe delivery
  • 安産(あんざん)のお守(おまも)り: safe delivery charm
  • 安産(あんざん)祈願(きがん): prayer for safe delivery
  • 安産(あんざん)だった: it was an easy delivery

CULTURE:
Commonly associated with Shinto shrines that specialize in prayers for safe childbirth. Expectant mothers often visit shrines to buy 安産(あんざん)のお守(おまも)り.

ANTONYM:
難産(なんざん) (difficult delivery). 難産(なんざん) is also used figuratively to mean something produced with great difficulty.

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Added 2026.3.23 9:19 · Revised 2026.3.26 22:07
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