Kanji Detail of 産
産
| Level: | N3 Mid |
| Strokes: | 11 |
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The kanji 産産 primarily means "to give birth," "to produce," or "to yield." It encompasses the concepts of creation, generation, and output, whether in terms of offspring, goods, or resources. It implies bringing something new into existence.
・On-yomi (音読み): サン ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): う(む) (to give birth), う(まれる) (to be born), さん (production, product)
⚫︎ 生産 (せいさん) Translation: Production ⚫︎ 産業 (さんぎょう) Translation: Industry ⚫︎ 出産 (しゅっさん) Translation: Childbirth
The kanji 産産 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound character. The top part 亠 is derived from 立, it is the radical that means "to stand." The lower part 生生 serves as the phonetic component and means "life" or "birth." The original meaning was related to childbirth, and the character's form reflects this: a person standing up to give birth, with something coming out. The meaning expanded to include "produce" and "yield."