生うまれたて

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

newborn; newly born

Describes something that has just been born or created; often used with babies, animals, or figuratively for new things.

生うまれたての赤あかちゃんはとても小ちいさい。
A newborn baby is very small.
生うまれたての子こ猫ねこを見みに行いった。
I went to see the newborn kittens.

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Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
立stand up, rise, set up

Related words

新しん生せい
新生 is more formal and often used in medical or organizational contexts (e.g., 新生児 'newborn infant', 新生銀行 'Shinsei Bank'). 生まれたて is casual and emphasizes the immediate state after birth.

Written forms

生うまれたてUsage98%
Standard kanji-kana spelling; the most common written form.
生うまれ立たてUsage2%
Kanji spelling using 立て; less common but still encountered.
生うまれたて
Variant with 生れる; acceptable but less common than 生まれたて.
生うまれ立たて
Rare variant combining 生れ and 立て.

Etymology

Compound of 生まれ (umare, 'birth', continuative form of 生まれる 'to be born') + たて (tate, suffix meaning 'just done'). The suffix たて attaches to the continuative form of verbs to indicate something has just been completed.