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On'yomi
サン
SAN
Kun'yomi
う.む・う.まれる・うぶ-・む.す
umu / umareru / ubu / musu

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

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Strokes11
Frequency#161
Radicallife(5)
Old Form

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Strokes11

Component Breakdown

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产 + life

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of life and phonetic. Being born, producing.

Symbolism

Production, childbirth, property. Represents value of creation.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

産学協同

さんがくきょうどう

industry-university cooperation; industry-university cooperation

多産多死

たさんたし

high birth rate and high mortality rate; high birth rate and high mortality rate

少産少死

しょうさんしょうし

low birth rate and low mortality rate; low birth rate and low mortality rate

Proverbs & Idioms

産みの苦しみ

うみのくるしみ

The pain of creation

The struggle of bringing something new into being

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