godan verb (-mu), transitive verb, intransitive verb
conceive; become pregnant
Standard word for becoming pregnant. Used for humans and animals. Often written in kana.
彼女は第一子をはらんだ。
She conceived her first child.
猫が子をはらんでいる。
The cat is pregnant.
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
swell with; fill with
Describes something becoming filled or swollen, such as sails catching wind, buds swelling, or a river rising. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts.
帆が風をはらんで進む。
The sail swells with wind and moves forward.
つぼみがふくらみをはらむ。
The bud is swelling.
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
Used for abstract things that contain or carry a potential problem, contradiction, risk, or consequence. Common in formal or analytical writing.
その計画は大きな危険をはらんでいる。
The plan involves great risk.
彼の主張は矛盾をはらんでいる。
His argument contains a contradiction.
godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb
swell and ripen
Specifically for plant ears, heads, or sprouts that become swollen and ripe. A somewhat specialized agricultural or botanical use.
稲穂がはらむ季節になった。
It's the season when the rice ears swell and ripen.