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生
Stroke Count
 5 Strokes
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 生 + 0 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 1
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English Meaning
  1. life, genuine, birth
Readings
Kun'yomi: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.む、う.まれる、は.える、は.やす、お.う、なま、き、あい、あさ、あり、あらは.る、あ.る、あれ、い、いか、いき、いく、いけ、う、うぶ、うまい、うまは.る、うまる、うる、え、お、おい、おいし.く、おお、おき、おや、おや.す、おゆ、きつ、ぎゅう、くるみ、ごせ、さ、さん、すぎ、すすむ、せ、そ、そう、たか、ちる、なじ、な.す、なせ、なば、なり、なる、な.る、にう、にゅう、ぬく、のう、のり、ばい、はえ、はさま、ふ、ぶ、ふゆ、み、む、む.す、もう、や、ゆ、よ、よい、よど、りゅう、-う、う.まれ、なま-、うま.れる、うまれ。
On'yomi: しょう。(Go-on Reading)
セイ。(Kan-on Reading)
サン。(Tou-on Reading)
ショウ。

Japanese Meaning for 生

Dictionary Entries for 生

ki
noun, prefix
  1. pure; undiluted; raw; crude
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nama
no adjective, noun
  1. raw; uncooked; fresh
  2. natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed
  3. unprotected (sex)
  4. live (i.e. not recorded)
  5. inexperienced; unpolished; green; crude
noun
  1. impudence; sauciness
  2. unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer
no adjective
  1. blank (e.g. disk); unused
prefix
  1. just a little; somehow; vaguely; partially; somewhat; half-; semi- (before an adjective)
  2. insufficient; incomplete; half-baked; half-hearted; perfunctory
noun
  1. cash
  2. tipsiness
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ubu
na adjective, no adjective, noun
  1. innocent; naive; unsophisticated; inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears (esp. 初, 初心)
noun, used as a prefix
  1. birth- (産, 生)
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sei
shou
noun
  1. life; living
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. I; me; myself
noun, used as a suffix
  1. student
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iku
prefix
  1. vital; virile; lively
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fu
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. area of thick growth (of trees, grass, etc.)
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namari
noun
  1. boiled and half-dried bonito
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Construction of Character for 生

Origin and construction of 生

Kanji related to 生

Kanji for body functions

  • 生

    息

    便

    産

    夢

    精

    妊

    娠

    寝

    尿

    汗

    涙

    眠

    睡

    胎

    哺

    唾

    泪

Kanji for health, illness, medicine

  • 休

    力

    生

    医

    死

    病

    薬

    健

    康

    治

    傷

    痛

    剤

    患

    疫

    疲

    疾

    症

    痘

    痢

    療

    癒

    錠

    痕

    痩

    瘍

    癌

    骸

Kanji for culture, arts, music, learning

  • 学

    校

    生

    教

    楽

    歌

    画

    知

    科

    絵

    曲

    研

    祭

    究

    笛

    詩

    卒

    節

    芸

    俳

    劇

    儒

    塾

    拍

    琴

    詠

    謡

    鼓

    唄

    諧

Kanji containing 生

  • 生

    星

    産

    性

    姓

    牲

    隆

    醒

Meanings in Other Languages for 生

French
  1. vie, naissance, authentique, cru
Portuguese
  1. vida, genuína, nascimento
Spanish
  1. vida, nacimiento, vivir, existir, nacer, dar a luz, puro, crudo

Comments for 生

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#7 Posted by Gumigumi over 1 year ago

Shouldn't the Go-on reading しょう  be written in Katakana like this : ショウ ?

#6 Posted by Broula over 5 years ago

Thank you for the comments ! I wish there were more comments on each kanji ! It helps a lot when you just start to know where to focus on ! 

あぃがと　

 

#5 Posted by LePetitSoleil over 8 years ago

wow I didn't know that! it is pretty interesting ^_^ thank you!

#4 Posted by Usagi over 10 years ago

Absolutely true. Learn a few important "kunyomi" first and as you encounter others you will pick them up. 

One small note 生（なま）is also the kanji character used for draft beer (unpasteurized) in Japan. It is on cans, bottles and bar taps. When you ask for beer you say "nama biiru wo kudasai", or simply "nama wo kudasai". I think this is an important kunyomi.

#3 Posted by 聡 over 10 years ago


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