This is the 543rd most frequent Japanese word.
生まれ
"Birth" or "place of origin."
In this sentence, '生まれ' (umare) is used in its past tense'生まれました' (umaremasen), denoting the action of being born, combined with indicating the location of the event, which is '東京' (Tokyo).
私は東京で生まれました。
I was born in Tokyo.
Here, '生まれ' refers metaphorically to the generation or creation of ideas, with the phrase highlighting the difficulty in doing so.
彼は新しいアイデアを生まれにくい。
He rarely comes up with new ideas.
In this example, '生まれ' is used to indicate the origin or genesis of a tradition, emphasizing the beginning point or place.