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What is the Kanji for 'Give birth'? | 産

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Give birth', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Give birth' is 産.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Give birth

    Reading

    kunyomi

    u

    うぶ

    ubu

    onyomiさん

    san

    Parts

    Life

    Example Word

    資産: assets. The Japanese noun '資産 (しさん)' refers to 'assets' in the sense of valuable resources or property owned by an individual, company, or organization. It is commonly used in financial, business, and legal contexts to describe things like money, real estate, investments, or other valuables. For example: He has a lot of assets「彼は多くの資産を持っている」(かれはおおくのしさんをもっている). The company's assets increased「会社の資産が増えた」(かいしゃのしさんがふえた). The word can also be used metaphorically to describe non-material assets, such as skills or knowledge, though this is less common.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    11

    JLPT

    N3

    Grade

    4

    Frequency

    482

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Life

    component

Words Using

This kanji is used in 18 words:

    word

    生産

    Meaning

    Production

    word

    お土産

    Meaning

    Souvenir

    word

    産業

    Meaning

    Industry

    word

    不動産屋

    Meaning

    Real estate agent

    word

    資産

    Meaning

    Assets

    word

    財産

    Meaning

    Property

    word

    動産

    Meaning

    Movables

    word

    共産

    Meaning

    Communism

    word

    国産

    Meaning

    Domestic

    word

    産地

    Meaning

    Origin, Producing area

    word

    出産

    Meaning

    Childbirth

    word

    Meaning

    Product

    word

    共産主義

    Meaning

    Communism

    word

    産婦人科

    Meaning

    Obstetrics

    word

    遺産

    Meaning

    Inheritance

    word

    土産

    Meaning

    Souvenir

    word

    破産

    Meaning

    Bankruptcy

    word

    倒産

    Meaning

    Bankruptcy

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 6 kanji contain the part 生 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Star

    kanji

    Meaning

    Wheat

    kanji

    Meaning

    Gender, Sex

    kanji

    Meaning

    Surname, Family name

    kanji

    Meaning

    Sacrifice, Offering

    kanji

    Meaning

    Hump, Prosper

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What does 産 mean?

産 means 'Give birth'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N3 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.