産む

うむ · umu · JLPT N3 · verb-godan

to produce

🥚🐣 umu sounds like womb, and a womb gives birth; 産 contains 生, life

The kanji 産 has 生 (life, birth) at its base, the same piece found in 生まれる, to be born. A common phrase is 卵を産む, to lay an egg. For production in general, the same kanji appears in 生産 (production).

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