生まれる
うまれる
hepburn umareru
to be born
Part of speech · ichidan-verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 私は東京で生まれました。I was born in Tokyo.
- 赤ちゃんが生まれました。A baby was born.
Collocations
~で生まれる (born in)~に生まれる (born into)生まれた年 (year of birth)生まれて初めて (first time in one's life)生まれつき (innate)
Mnemonic
生まれる umareru — ichidan verb. The kanji 生 takes many readings: 生きる ikiru (live), 生む umu (give birth), 生 nama (raw), 人生 jinsei (life). Particle: ~で for birthplace, ~に for born-into (family, era, status). Equivalent to "be born".
Quick check
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