I Love Kanji産む (umu)
産む (うむ, umu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to give birth; to bear (child)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- うむ
- Romaji
- umu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs) · godan verb, transitive
- to produce; to yield; to give rise to; to deliver · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 産む
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 産む | うむ umu |
| Polite (~masu) | 産みます | うみます umimasu |
| Negative | 産まない | うまない umanai |
| Polite negative | 産みません | うみません umimasen |
| Past | 産んだ | うんだ unda |
| Polite past | 産みました | うみました umimashita |
| Negative past | 産まなかった | うまなかった umanakatta |
| Te-form | 産んで | うんで unde |
| Potential | 産める | うめる umeru |
| Passive | 産まれる | うまれる umareru |
| Causative | 産ませる | うませる umaseru |
| Volitional | 産もう | うもう umou |
| Imperative | 産め | うめ ume |
| Conditional (~ba) | 産めば | うめば umeba |
Kanji in 産む
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 産む.
生産せいさんproduction産業さんぎょうindustryお土産おみやげlocal specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling)財産ざいさんproperty土産みやげlocal specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling破産はさんbankruptcy倒産とうさん(corporate) bankruptcy共産きょうさんcommunism原産げんさんplace of origin産地さんちproducing area水産すいさんaquatic products農産物のうさんぶつagricultural produce産さん(giving) birth国産こくさんdomestically produced
Source: JMdict entry 1588410 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.