孕む

はらむ

Also written 妊む, 胎む

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive, Intransitive to conceive; to become pregnant
2. Godan verb, Transitive to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with
3. to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.); to involve (e.g. risk)
4. Godan verb, Intransitive to be swollen and ripe (of a plant ear, head, sprout, etc.)

Kanji

• 孕 become pregnant. Read as はらむ.

Example sentences

• 帆がいっぱいに風をはらんだ。
  The wind filled the sails.

Common phrases

• 問題を孕む
• 危険性を孕む
• 危険をはらむ
• 矛盾を孕む
• リスクを孕む
• 可能性をはらむ

Words containing 孕む

• 孕み女 (はらみおんな) pregnant woman
• 孕み箸 (はらみばし) thick chopsticks with both ends equally thin

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