生む
うむ
Also written 産む
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs)
- to produce; to yield; to give rise to; to deliver
Kanji
- 生 life. Read as うむ.
Example sentences
- 有意義な回答とは、新たな疑問を生むようなそれである。
The only useful answers are those that raise new questions. - 義理の姉は五年間で四人の子供を生んだ。
My sister-in-law had four children in five years. - 親しさは侮りを生む。
Familiarity breeds contempt. - なれすぎはあなどりを生む。
Familiarity breeds contempt. - 株式投資は必ずしも利益を生むとは限らない。
Stock investments do not always yield profit.
Common phrases
Related forms
- 生まれる (うまれる) to be born (intransitive partner)
Words containing 生む
- 生み出す (うみだす) to create
- 生みの親 (うみのおや) biological parent
- 生みの親より育ての親 (うみのおやよりそだてのおや) a foster parent is dearer than a real parent