to be born / to come into existence

A place name; especially, the name of two villages in Saitama Prefecture.

(manga, slang) low-ranking ninja

(for a child to) be raised, grow up / (for vegetables etc.) to grow / nurture, train (professionals)

A Machi district; more detailed than 都, 道, 府, 県. / A Chō district; more detailed than 市, 区.

a surname

town

town; block; neighborhood; street

nurture counts more than nature, breeding over birth

a district and street in Kyōto, running north and south along the Takase River