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Kanji 産: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 産: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property

Key takeaways

Kanji 産: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

productsbeargive birthyieldchildbirthnativeproperty

On reading

サン

Kun reading

う.むう.まれるうぶ-む.す

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 産

products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

立 + 厂 + 生

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine standing (立) on a cliff (厂) to bring forth a new life (生). This kanji represents the act of giving birth or the production of goods.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

サン
  • お産おさん

    childbirth / giving birth

  • 共産きょうさん

    communism / communist ideology

  • 国産こくさん

    domestic products

  • 産休さんきゅう

    maternity leave

  • 産後さんご

    postpartum / after childbirth

  • 産出さんしゅつ

    yield / produce / output

  • 産婦人科さんふじんか

    maternity / gynecology department

  • 産物さんぶつ

    product / result / outcome

Kun reading

う.む
  • 産むうむ

    to give birth / to produce

Commonly used words

  • お産
    おさん

    childbirth / giving birth

  • 共産
    きょうさん

    communism / communist ideology

  • 国産
    こくさん

    domestic products

  • 産休
    さんきゅう

    maternity leave

  • 産後
    さんご

    postpartum / after childbirth

  • 産出
    さんしゅつ

    yield / produce / output

  • 産む
    うむ

    to give birth / to produce

Example sentences

Example 1

赤ちゃんをうむのは大変です。

Translation

Giving birth to a baby is hard.

Example 2

工場で新しい商品をうみだした。

Translation

The factory produced a new product.

Example 3

病院でおをしました。

Translation

I gave birth at the hospital.

Example 4

は大変な経験です。

Translation

Childbirth is a difficult experience.

Kanji 産: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property | Daily Nihongo