妊活(にんかつ)

にんかつ
noun
activities aimed at conceiving; fertility efforts
informalmedicalhealthsociety
1. activities and efforts aimed at becoming pregnant
Informal abbreviation of 妊娠(にんしん)活動(かつどう) (pregnancy activities). Refers to the lifestyle adjustments, medical consultations, and fertility treatments a couple undertakes when trying to conceive.
妊活(にんかつ)を始(はじ)めて半年(はんとし)になる。
It has been half a year since we started trying to conceive.
妊活(にんかつ)のために病院(びょういん)に通(かよ)っている。
I'm going to the hospital as part of our fertility efforts.
妊活(にんかつ)では、食事(しょくじ)や生活習慣(せいかつしゅうかん)の見直(みなお)しが大切(たいせつ)だと言(い)われている。
When trying to conceive, it is said that reviewing your diet and lifestyle habits is important.

A blended abbreviation (かばん語) of 妊娠(にんしん) (pregnancy) + 活動(かつどう) (activities). Emerged in mainstream use in the 2010s. It encompasses the full range of efforts — from timing intercourse and dietary changes to fertility treatments and medical consultations.

Common collocations

  • 妊活(にんかつ)をする: to make efforts to conceive
  • 妊活(にんかつ)を始(はじ)める: to start trying to conceive
  • 妊活(にんかつ)に取(と)り組(く)む: to tackle fertility efforts
  • 妊活(にんかつ)中(ちゅう): in the process of trying to conceive

Similar words

  • 不妊治療(ふにんちりょう): infertility treatment — specifically medical procedures for couples with diagnosed infertility

Related Words

Related: 婚活(こんかつ) (marriage hunting)
Related: 朝活(あさかつ) (morning activity, early morning self-improvement)
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Added 2026.6.10 2:36 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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