JLPT N3 · 11 strokes

Kanji 産: "products, bear, give birth"

The kanji 産 means "products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read サン in on'yomi and う.む, う.まれる, うぶ, む.す in kun'yomi.

Stroke order

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Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)

Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Meaningproducts, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native
Strokes11
JLPT levelN3
Taught in Japangrade 4
Frequency rank161 of 2,501

Common words with 産

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