Meaning

Primary

To Be Born

Word Type

intransitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb.

This is an intransitive verb. That means that it just happens, and we're not talking about what makes it happen. So this verb means to be born.

Reading

うまれる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word has okurigana (hiragana attached to the kanji) you know that it's probably going to be the kun'yomi reading.

You know another word that means "to be born" (生まれる), and they both have the same reading!

Context

Context Sentences

赤ちゃんが産まれたよ。

Our baby was born.

もうすぐ子犬が産まれるそうだ。

I heard the puppies will be born soon.

コウイチは、産まれて数時間ですでに話すことができた。

Koichi was already able to talk within hours of being born.

Kanji Composition