1.
to give birth, to bear
To bring forth offspring.
子供を産む。
To give birth to a child.
卵を産む。
To lay eggs.
彼女は去年双子を産んだ。
She gave birth to twins last year.
2.
to produce, to create
To bring something into existence.
新しいアイデアを産む。
To produce new ideas.
努力が成功を産む。
Effort produces success.
この地域は多くの芸術家を産んできた。
This region has produced many artists.
産む means to give birth or produce something new.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 他動詞 (transitive)
- Takes を particle: 子供を産む
- Intransitive pair: 産まれる (to be born)
ASPECT (ている):
産んでいる can mean "is giving birth" (in progress) or "has given birth" (resultant state, less common).
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 子供を産む: to give birth to a child
- 卵を産む: to lay eggs
- 利益を産む: to generate profit (figurative)
- アイデアを産む: to produce ideas
KANJI VARIANTS:
- 産む: give birth, produce (standard)
- 生む: give birth (less common variant)
RELATED:
- 出産: childbirth
- 産まれる: to be born