JLPT N3 Intermediate
生む
To give birth, lay eggs, or produce something new
Readings
Other forms
生みます polite form
生んだ plain past
生んで te-form
生める potential form
産む kanji often used for giving birth
生まれる related intransitive verb: "to be born"
1 Verb
To give birth" / "To lay eggs
Describes the biological process of delivering a baby or laying an egg.
Example
この 鶏 は 毎日 卵 を 一個 生みます 。
This chicken lays one egg every day.
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2 Verb
To produce" / "To create
Signifies the generation of results, profits, records, or abstract states that did not previously exist.
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