How to say "Give birth" or "Produce" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Give birth" or "Produce" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Give birth" or "Produce" is "Umu", written in japanese as "生む".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese verb '生む (うむ)' has two main meanings. The first meaning is 'to give birth', referring to the act of a mother bringing a child into the world. For example: She gave birth to a healthy baby - (彼女は健康な赤ちゃんを生んだ). The second meaning is 'to produce' or 'to create', referring to generating or bringing something into existence. For example: The company is producing a new product - (その会社は新しい製品を生み出しています).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 1 Kanji:

The kanji "生" means "Life" and can be read as "Nama", "U", "Shou", "Sei", and "I"

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Umu" mean in japanese?

"Umu" means "Give birth" or "Produce" .

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How to write "Give birth" or "Produce" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "む" is read as "mu". The hiragana "な" is read as "na". The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "せ" is read as "se". And The hiragana "い" is read as "i".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.