育 児 嚢(いくじのう)

いくじのう

noun

marsupial pouch; brood pouch

1. marsupial pouch; brood pouch

The pouch on the abdomen of marsupials such as kangaroos and koalas, in which newborns continue to develop after birth. Also refers to the brood pouch of seahorses and similar animals.

カンガルーの育児嚢(いくじのう)から赤(あか)ちゃんが顔(かお)を出(だ)した。

A baby peeked out from the kangaroo's pouch.

有袋類(ゆうたいるい)は育児嚢(いくじのう)の中(なか)で子(こ)どもを育(そだ)てる。

Marsupials raise their young inside a pouch.

タツノオトシゴの雄(おす)は育児嚢(いくじのう)で卵(たまご)を抱(かか)え、孵化(ふか)するまで守(まも)る。

Male seahorses carry eggs in their brood pouch and protect them until they hatch.

A zoological term composed of 育児(いくじ) (child-rearing) and 嚢(のう) (sac, pouch). Most commonly associated with kangaroos and other marsupials, but also used for the brood pouch of seahorses and certain crustaceans.

Common collocations

育児嚢(いくじのう)の中(なか): inside the pouch
育児嚢(いくじのう)から出(で)る: to come out of the pouch
育児嚢(いくじのう)で育(そだ)てる: to raise in the pouch

Related words

有袋類(ゆうたいるい): marsupials — animals that have a pouch
袋(ふくろ): pouch, bag — the informal way to refer to a marsupial's pouch

Related Words

Related: 有袋類(ゆうたいるい) (marsupials)

Related: 袋(ふくろ) (pouch, bag)

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Added 2026.5.5 0:31 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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