産 means “produce, birth”

うむ · umu

Also: products, bear, give birth, yield

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

うむ, うまれる, うぶ-, むす

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

サン

JLPT N4 · Taught in grade 4 · 11 strokes

The story

A cliff sheltering new life coming into being: birth and production drawn as one act. Japan's factories produce 産業 goods, and travelers carry home お土産: gifts "born of the land."

Used in お土産 (omiyage, souvenir), 産業 (sangyou, industry), and 出産 (shussan, childbirth)

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