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産む · godan verb (-mu)

Meanings

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

give birth; bear a child; lay eggs

Physical act of giving birth to a baby or animal, or laying eggs. 産む is the preferred kanji for this sense.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

Abstract or figurative production: creating results, profits, new ideas, or situations. 生む is the usual kanji.

卵たまごを産うむto lay eggs
このニワトリは毎まい日にち卵たまごを産うむ。
This chicken lays an egg every day.
双ふた子ごを産うむto give birth to twins
彼かの女じょは先せん月げつ双ふた子ごを産うんだ。
She gave birth to twins last month.
利り益えきを生うむto yield profit
この事じ業ぎょうは大おおきな利り益えきを生うんだ。
This business generated a large profit.
結けっ果かを生うむto produce a result
彼かれの努ど力りょくは良よい結けっ果かを生うんだ。
His efforts produced a good result.
誤ご解かいを生うむto give rise to misunderstanding
曖あい昧まいな説せつ明めいは誤ご解かいを生うむことがある。
A vague explanation can give rise to misunderstanding.

生うまれるN4sense 1
生まれる is the intransitive counterpart meaning 'to be born', while 産む is the transitive verb for the act of giving birth.

出しゅっ産さんN2sense 1
出産する is a formal, clinical word for giving birth, while 産む is the everyday verb used in daily conversation.
もたらすN2sense 2
もたらす focuses on bringing about a result or consequence, while 産む (in its figurative sense) stresses actively creating or generating something new.
引ひき起おこすN1sense 2
引き起こす usually means to cause or trigger something, often a problem, while 産む is used more broadly for producing results, profits, or ideas.
生うみ出だすN2
生む is the plain base verb for giving birth or producing something, while 生み出す adds a sense of deliberate, active effort in bringing it forth.

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輩はい出しゅつ
生む is a broad, everyday verb for creating or giving birth to almost anything, while 輩出 is formal and specifically describes an organization or era producing many notable people.
生しょうじるN2
生む is a plainer transitive verb for bringing something about, while 生じる sounds more formal and is often used for impersonal causes producing results.

生はえるN3
生える shares the kanji 生 with 産む but means 'to grow' (of hair, teeth, or plants), not 'to give birth'.
生なる
生る shares the kanji 生 with 産む but means 'to bear fruit' (of a plant), rather than giving birth to offspring.
生うみ
生む is the plain verb meaning to give birth to or produce, while 生み is its noun-like stem form used in compounds such as 生みの親.
はらむN1
産む means to give birth, the act of delivery, while 孕む means to become pregnant or carry within, referring to the earlier stage of gestation.

生うみ出だすN2
create; produce; bring forth · invent; devise; think up · give birth to; bear; bring forth
生うみ
birth; giving birth · creation; bringing into being; originating
産うみ付つける
lay eggs; spawn
国くに生うみ
creation of Japan; birthing of the land

産うむUsage40%
Specifically for physical childbirth or egg-laying. High-frequency in news contexts.
生うむUsage58%
General kanji for giving birth, producing, or bringing about. Often used for abstract creation or results.
うむUsage2%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the intended kanji nuance is not important.

Native Japanese verb. The kanji 生 and 産 both carry the core meaning of 'birth' or 'life', with 産 emphasizing physical delivery.