生む

うむ

to have children

Mnemonic

The same shoot forcing its way up as 生きる. The cat went under the shed on Tuesday and came out with four on Thursday, and all anybody heard was a low hum うむ: うむ.

Worth knowing

生む is bearing offspring, and 産む is the more usual spelling for giving birth. 生まれるうまれる is being born.

Built from

生

life, raw

A pictograph, a shoot pushing up out of the ground.

Words sharing these kanji

先生 teacher 生きる to live, to exist 生まれる to be born 生活 life, lifestyle 人生 (human) life 生徒 pupil, student 発生 occurrence, happening 一生 a lifetime 生き物 living creature 学生 student

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