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持って生まれた (もってうまれた) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

持もって生うまれた

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Meanings

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expression, noun-modifying (irregular)

innate; inborn; natural (ability)

Describes a quality, talent, or characteristic that a person has from birth. Used prenominally to modify nouns like 才能 (talent) or 性格 (personality).

彼かの女じょには持もって生うまれた音おん楽がくの才さい能のうがある。
She has an innate talent for music.

持もって生うまれた性せい格かくはなかなか変かわらない。

One's inborn personality doesn't change easily.

Kanji

持hold, have
生life, genuine, birth

Similar words

生うまれつき
生まれつき is a more common and versatile word for 'by nature' or 'innate', used as both a noun and adverb. 持って生まれた is a more literary, fixed expression that directly modifies a noun.
天てん性せい
天性 is a noun meaning 'innate nature' or 'natural gift', often used in formal contexts. 持って生まれた is a phrase that functions as a prenominal adjective, emphasizing the idea of 'brought from birth'.

Etymology

A fixed phrase from 持つ (to hold, to carry) in the te-form + 生まれた (born), literally 'born carrying'. It has been used idiomatically to mean 'innate' or 'inborn'.