安 産(あんざん)

あんざん

noun

easy delivery; smooth childbirth

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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(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.

Forms

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(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

Cultural note

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(まも)り.

Similar words

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 2026.9.2 13:01

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