生む

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
産む

Etymology

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From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 720 CE.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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() (umutransitive godan (stem () (umi), past ()んだ (unda))

  1. to give birth to; to bear (a child); (of eggs) to lay; (of fish) to spawn
  2. to produce (something)
    美風(びふう)()
    bifū o umu
    produce a good custom
    (さび)()
    sabi o umu
    produce rust

Conjugation

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Antonyms

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References

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  1. ^ 産・生”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN