胎動

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 胎動 is read たいどう and means fetal movement or the first stirrings of something new.
• Basic usage: It can describe movement felt during pregnancy or the emergence of a cultural movement.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Physical and figurative meanings
  • In a pregnancy context, 胎動を感じる means feeling fetal movement.
  • 文化運動の胎動 figuratively describes the first signs of a new cultural movement.