Lingaku- Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore
- woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birthonly applies to 産女 and 孕女obscure term
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore
- woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birth
This meaning refers to a supernatural being in Japanese mythology that is said to appear in the form of a woman who has recently given birth or is about to give birth. It is often associated with themes of motherhood and the supernatural, and can invoke fear or respect in those who encounter it.
She looked around while telling the legend of the birthing woman ghost.
This meaning describes a woman who is approaching the time of childbirth, emphasizing her condition as expectant and about to enter motherhood. It can convey both the physical and emotional aspects of the late stages of pregnancy.
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うぶめ産女のれい霊spirit of a birthing womanうぶめ産女にそうぐう遭遇するto encounter a birthing woman ghostうぶめ産女のでんせつ伝説legend of the ubumeうぶめ産女のすがた姿appearance of a birthing womanうぶめ産女のかなし悲しみsorrow of the birthing womanうぶめ産女をえがいた描いたさくひん作品works depicting the ubumeうぶめ産女のこえ声voice of the birthing womanうぶめ産女をくよう供養するto pray for the ubumeうぶめ産女のでんしょう伝承folklore of the birthing womanうぶめ産女をてえまテーマにしたものがたり物語stories with the ubume as a theme