The Japanese dictionary for learners.

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Examples:

生む うむ

  1. to bear (child); to give birth; to lay (eggs)
  2. to deliver; to give rise to; to produce; to yield

鳶が鷹を生む とんびがたかをうむ

  1. a black hen lays a white egg; a kite gives birth to a hawk; to have a talented child despite being untalented

金が金を生む かねがかねをうむ

  1. money begets money
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