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Shirimono
VOCABULARY
生まれ
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ma
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place of birth
birth, origin, birthplace, lineage, descent
noun
Example sentences
かのじょとうきょうまれです。
She is from Tokyo (by birth).
まれはどこですか。
Where are you from (by birth)?
ちちおおさかまれだ。
My father is from Osaka (by birth).
かれほんまれではない。
He was not born in Japan.

Practice exercises

1
まれそだちより、本人ほんにん努力どりょく才能さいのう大切たいせつだとおもう。
I think a person's effort and talent matter more than their birth and upbringing.
Answer
まれ
2
彼女かのじょ大阪おおさかまれです。
She was born in Osaka.
Answer
まれ
3
この東京とうきょうまれだが、大阪おおさかそだった。
This child was born in Tokyo but raised in Osaka.
Answer
まれ
4
かれ外国がいこくまれ日本にほんそだちました。
He was born abroad and raised in Japan.
Answer
まれ
5
田舎いなかまれひと都市とし成功せいこうしているケースもおおい。
There are also many cases of people born in the countryside succeeding in the city.
Answer
まれ