生む・産む|うむumu[0]heiban (flat)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs)
2. godan verb, transitive verbto produce; to yield; to give rise to; to deliver
   その貸付金かしつけきんは、８分ぶんの利益りえきを生うむ。↗

   The loan bears an 8% interest.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• Synonym出産しゅっさんNeutralA noun for childbirth, as in 「出産予定日」; used in both daily life and medical settings, and somewhat more formal than 「生む」.
• Synonym分娩ぶんべんFormalThe formal term for childbirth in medicine, as in 「分娩室」; clinical rather than everyday use.
• Synonym引き起こすひきおこすNeutralMeans to trigger or bring about events, as in 「問題を引き起こす」; it typically points to bad outcomes.
• Synonym作り出すつくりだすNeutralMeans to create or turn out, as in 「新しい価値を作り出す」; it stresses producing something new.
• Synonym制作せいさくNeutralWritten style, for producing works, as in 「番組制作」; it leans toward art and broadcast programs.
• Synonym生ずるしょうずるWrittenWritten style, meaning to arise or be produced; more literary than 「生じる」, though both are current in modern usage.
• Synonym生み出すうみだすNeutralClose to 「生む」, meaning to create or produce, as in 「利益を生み出す」; it puts more emphasis on the new output.
• Synonym生じるしょうじるNeutralMeans to arise or occur, as in 「問題が生じる」; it suggests things coming about naturally.
• Synonym創作そうさくNeutralWritten style, for literary and artistic creation; it centers on original works.
• Synonym創造そうぞうNeutralWritten style, meaning to create, as in 「天地創造」; it stresses bringing something into being from nothing.
• Synonym作るつくるNeutralThe most all-purpose verb for making or growing things; 「生む」 is narrower, for birth or bringing forth something new.
• Synonym創出そうしゅつWrittenWritten style, meaning to create, as in 「雇用の創出」; it leans toward policy and economics.
• Synonym産み落とすうみおとすNeutralMeans giving birth or laying, as in 「卵を産み落とす」; the focus is on the very moment of delivery.
• Related生成せいせいWrittenWritten style, for generation or formation, as in 「データ生成」; it leans technical and chemical.
• Related形作るかたちづくるWrittenWritten style, meaning to shape or form, as in 「人格を形作る」; it stresses giving something its structure.
• Related作成さくせいNeutralWritten style, for drawing up documents, as in 「書類作成」; its typical use is paperwork.
• Related起こすおこすNeutralUsed for causing incidents, as in 「事故を起こす」; it centers on bringing an event about.
• Related作り上げるつくりあげるNeutralMeans to build something through to completion, and can also mean to fabricate, as in 「作り上げた話」; the focus is on getting it done.
• Related誘発ゆうはつWrittenWritten style, meaning to induce or trigger, as in 「地震を誘発する」; it suggests indirect causation.
• Related製作せいさくNeutralFor manufacturing goods with tools or machines, and for producing films, plays and TV programs; the stress is on the finished product.
• Related産出さんしゅつWrittenWritten style, for the output of minerals and other products; it centers on resources.
• Related作製さくせいWrittenWritten style, for making things such as charts and models; it leans toward craftsmanship.
• Related招くまねくNeutralHere it means to bring on or attract, as in 「誤解を招く」; it usually suggests unwanted results.
• Related産するさんするWrittenWritten style, meaning to produce or yield, as in 「石油を産する国」; it typically describes what a region produces.
• Antonym殺すころすNeutralAn antonym: to kill — the opposite of 「生む」 in the sense of taking versus giving life.
• Antonym滅ぼすほろぼすNeutralAn antonym: to destroy or ruin — opposed to 「生む」 as an act of creation.
• AntonymなくすNeutralAn antonym: to lose or eliminate — opposed to 「生む」 bringing things into existence.

Use 「生む」 for giving birth, laying eggs, or producing something new, as in 「子を産む」 and 「誤解を生む」. For childbirth, 「出産」 is the everyday noun and 「分娩」 the medical term; for creating something, choose 「生み出す」; for causing trouble, 「引き起こす」. 「作る」 is the general verb for making things, while written terms such as 「生成」「創造」 and 「創出」 suit formal prose.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 子こや卵たまごを母体ぼたいから離はなして外そとへ出だす。
2. 今いままで無なかったものを新あらたに作り出つくりだす。