Meaning

Primary

Birthplace

Alternative

Birth

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Remember how you learned that 生まれる means "to be born?" Well once you're born that place where it happened becomes your birthplace!

Reading

うまれ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You learned this reading when you learned 生まれる. Just drop the off the end and you have your reading!

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • イギリス生まれ

    born in England

    冬生まれ

    born in winter

    五月生まれ

    born in May

Context Sentences

わたしは日本人ですが、生まれはサンフランシスコです。

I’m Japanese, but I was born in San Francisco.

元パートナーは、アメリカ生まれの日本人なんです。

My former partner is American-born Japanese.

フランス生まれです。

I was born in France.

Kanji Composition