産

JLPT N3

Produce, give birth

Readings

On’yomi: サン (san)

Kun’yomi: う(む), う(まれる) (u(mu), u(mareru))

• う(む) – to give birth • う(まれる) – to be born

Structure

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Vocabulary

生産

せいさん

production

産業

さんぎょう

industry

出産

しゅっさん

childbirth

国産

こくさん

domestic product

財産

ざいさん

property

Example Sentences

工場で生産します。

こうじょうでせいさんします。

They produce at the factory.

産業が発展します。

さんぎょうがはってんします。

Industry develops.

出産します。

しゅっさんします。

She gives birth.

国産品です。

こくさんひんです。

It is a domestic product.

財産を守ります。

ざいさんをまもります。

I protect property.

Cultural Note

🏭 産 emphasizes Japanese focus on birth, production, and sustenance.
• It appears in daily life, agriculture, industry, and family contexts (生産, 出産, 農産物).
• The kanji reflects cultural awareness of continuity of life, responsibility for production, and provision for society.
• It symbolizes creation, growth, and contribution, both in human life and economic or natural productivity.