生(う)まれ

うまれ
noun
birth, birthplace, origin
1. birth
The act or time of being born.
彼(かれ)は生(う)まれが良(よ)い。
He comes from a good family.
生(う)まれながらの才能(さいのう)がある。
To have innate talent.
生(う)まれが違(ちが)っても、友達(ともだち)になれる。
Even if your backgrounds are different, you can become friends.
2. birthplace, origin
The place where one was born or originated from.
東京(とうきょう)生(う)まれです。
I was born in Tokyo.
生(う)まれも育(そだ)ちも大阪(おおさか)です。
I was born and raised in Osaka.
Common expression
田舎(いなか)生(う)まれなので、自然(しぜん)が好(す)きだ。
Since I was born in the countryside, I love nature.
3. born in (year)
Used to indicate the year of birth.
1990年(ねん)生(う)まれです。
I was born in 1990.
あなたは何年(なんねん)生(う)まれですか。
What year were you born in?
同(おな)じ年(とし)生(う)まれの友達(ともだち)がたくさんいる。
I have many friends who were born in the same year.

生(う)まれ is the noun form of 生(う)まれる (to be born). It is commonly used to state one's birthplace or birth year in self-introductions.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 〜生(う)まれ: born in ~ (place or year)
  • 生(う)まれも育(そだ)ちも〜: born and raised in ~
  • 生(う)まれつき: by nature, innately, from birth
  • 生(う)まれながら: innate, born with
  • 生(う)まれ変(か)わる: to be reborn

USAGE:
Often follows a place name or year directly: 東京(とうきょう)生(う)まれ (Tokyo-born), 1990年(ねん)生(う)まれ (born in 1990). The pattern 生(う)まれが良(よ)い means 'from a good family' (refers to social background, not just birthplace).

CONTRAST:

  • 出身(しゅっしん): one's origin/hometown (more formal, used on forms and resumes)
  • 生(う)まれ: where/when one was born (more conversational)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:30 · Revised 2026.3.26 13:30
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