products, bear, give birth, yield
Also: childbirth, native, property
On'yomi (音読み)
- サン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- う.む
- う.まれる
- うぶ-
- む.す
About this kanji
The kanji 「産」 has primary meanings related to production and childbirth, indicating the idea of bearing or yielding something. It is commonly used in both nouns and verbs. Notable compound words include 遺産 (いさん), meaning 'inheritance,' which refers to what one receives from someone who has passed away; 共産 (きょうさん), which translates to 'communism,' a political and economic ideology; and 国産 (こくさん), meaning 'domestically produced,' often used to refer to goods made within a country. When using this kanji in conversation, you might note that it emphasizes the act of creation or the result of such processes.
Example sentences
この地域は農産物が豊富だ。
This area is rich in agricultural products.
Meanings across languages
- English
- products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property
- Tiếng Việt
- sản phẩm, sinh sản
- 日本語
- 生産, 産物
- 한국어
- 산출하다, 출산하다
- 中文
- 产, 生产
- id
- produk, melahirkan, melahirkan, melahirkan, melahirkan, aset, kependudukan
- th
- ผลิตภัณฑ์, ให้กำเนิด, ให้นม, ความผลผลิต, การเกิด, พื้นเมือง, ทรัพย์สิน
- es
- productos, dar a luz, dar a luz, rendimiento, parto, nativo, propiedad
- fr
- produits, engendrer, donner naissance, rendement, naissance, natif, propriété
- de
- Produkte, gebären, entfernen, gebaren, Geburt, einheimisch, Eigentum
- pt
- produtos, dar à luz, dar à luz, rendimentos, parto, nativo, propriedade
Common compounds
- 遺産いさんinheritance, bequest, legacy
- 共産きょうさんcommunism, Communist Party
- 国産こくさんdomestically produced, domestic, Japanese-made
- 財産ざいさんproperty, fortune, assets
- 産業さんぎょうindustry, livelihood, occupation
- 産地さんちproducing area, place of origin, growing district
- 資産しさんproperty, fortune, means
- 出産しゅっさんchildbirth, (giving) birth, delivery
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