Meaning

Primary

To Give Birth

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means give birth so the verb vocab version is to give birth.

You know another 産む as well (生む). This 産む is more sciency, but both are good to know.

Reading

うむ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

You know another "to give birth" word (生む). Guess what!? They share readings!

Context

Context Sentences

あの人、去年の冬に赤ちゃんを産んだばかりなのに今年の秋にもまた赤ちゃんを産むんですって。

I heard that person just gave birth to a baby last winter and that she'll have another one this fall.

カマキリが産んだたまごの中からたくさんの赤ちゃんカマキリが出てきました。

A lot of baby mantises came out of the egg that the mantis laid.

よし、もう一度いきむ準備はいいかい?君は双子の赤ちゃんを産むんだよ! 大丈夫、大丈夫。頑張れ!君ならできるよ!

Okay. You ready to push again? You are going to have twins! Okay, okay, come on, you can do it. You can do it!

Kanji Composition