生(う)まれる

うまれる
verb (ichidan)
to be born
1. to be born
To come into existence through birth. Used for people, animals, and figuratively for ideas or creations coming into being.
私(わたし)は東京(とうきょう)で生(う)まれました。
I was born in Tokyo.
Place of birth uses で particle
赤(あか)ちゃんが生(う)まれました。
A baby was born.
何年(なんねん)に生(う)まれましたか。
What year were you born?
姉(あね)は大阪(おおさか)で生(う)まれて、東京(とうきょう)で育(そだ)ちました。
My older sister was born in Osaka and raised in Tokyo.
私(わたし)が生(う)まれた時(とき)、父(ちち)はとても喜(よろこ)んだそうです。
When I was born, my father was apparently very happy.

TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive). Pair: 生(う)む (transitive, to give birth). Pattern: Xが生(う)まれる.

ASPECT: ている indicates resulting state. 生(う)まれている = 'has been born' (is alive as a result of being born).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 東京(とうきょう)で生(う)まれる (be born in Tokyo)
  • 〜年(ねん)に生(う)まれる (be born in year ~)
  • 生(う)まれたばかり (just born)
  • 生(う)まれて初(はじ)めて (for the first time since birth)

Place of birth uses で particle, year/date uses に.

Related Words

Pair verb: 産(う)む (transitive, to give birth)
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Added 2026.1.7 21:35 · Revised 2026.2.22 15:56
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