生まれる
うまれる · umareru · JLPT N5 · verb-ichidan
to be born
👶🐣 生 (life, birth) + まれる: the same 生 as in 先生 and 学生
生 is the kanji for life and birth; here it is read う. The verb 生む (umu) means to give birth, and 生まれる (umareru) is its passive-style partner: to be given birth to, so to be born. Sound hook: oo-ma-reh-roo, a new ma arrives.
生 — sprout 屮 above earth 土
Originally a pictograph showing a young plant sprouting from the ground, with 屮 (a sprout) above 土 (earth). The core meaning is 'to be born, to grow, to live,' which extends to 'raw, unripe, unfamiliar.' The modern form has simplified the sprout shape but preserves the image of new growth emerging from soil.