生す むす to grow (of moss, grass, etc.) Meanings also 産す godan verb, intransitive, poetic to grow (of moss, grass, etc.); to sprout; to appear なす godan verb, transitive, formal to bear a child; to give birth (to) Its kanji 生 セイ、ショウ · い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる、うま.れる、う.まれ、うまれ、う.む、お.う、は.える、は.やす、き、なま、なま-、な.る、な.す、む.す、-う life, genuine, birth