水子

みずこ

Also written 若子, 稚子, みずご, ちし

Meanings

1. Noun aborted fetus (foetus); miscarried fetus; stillborn fetus
2. newborn baby (Chūbu dialect)

Kanji

• 水 water. Read as みず.
• 子 child. Read as こ.

Words containing 水子

• 水子供養 (みずこくよう) memorial service for a child who died before birth
• 水子地蔵 (みずこじぞう) Ksitigarbha statue erected to help deliver miscarried and aborted fetuses to buddhahood (foetuses)

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