生 — life, birth, raw

せい生 life

U+751F Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 5 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 5 level. Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 5 strokes Freq #29 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1555 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories. Radical #100

Meanings

life
birth
raw
genuine

word

い i Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

生(い) きる ikiru to live 生(い) かす ikasu to make use of 生(い) き方(かた) ikikata way of life 生(い) き物(もの) ikimono living thing 生(い) き残(のこ) る ikinokoru to survive

う u Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

生(う) まれる umareru to be born 生(う) み出(だ) す umidasu to produce 生(う) まれ umare birth 生(う) む umu to give birth

き ki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

生(き) 地(じ) kiji fabric

は ha Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

生(は) える haeru to grow

しょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

生(しょう) じる shoujiru to arise 一(いち) 生(しょう) isshou whole life 一(いっ) 生(しょう) 懸(けん) 命(めい) isshoukenmei with all one's might 生(しょう) 涯(がい) shougai lifetime 出(しゅっ) 生(しょう) shusshou birth

じょう jou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

誕(たん) 生(じょう) tanjou birth

せい sei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

生(せい) 産(さん) seisan production 生(せい) 活(かつ) seikatsu life 生(せい) sei life 発(はっ) 生(せい) hassei occurrence 先(せん) 生(せい) sensei teacher 生(せい) 徒(と) seito student 学(がく) 生(せい) gakusei student 生(せい) 命(めい) seimei life 再(さい) 生(せい) saisei regeneration 年(ねん) 生(せい) nensei year student 生(せい) 物(ぶつ) seibutsu living thing 人(じん) 生(せい) jinsei life 厚(こう) 生(せい) kousei welfare 高(こう) 校(こう) 生(せい) koukousei high school student 小(しょう) 学(がく) 生(せい) shougakusei elementary school student 中(ちゅう) 学(がく) 生(せい) chuugakusei middle school student 衛(えい) 生(せい) eisei hygiene 大(だい) 学(がく) 生(せい) daigakusei university student 生(せい) 成(せい) seisei generation 留(りゅう) 学(がく) 生(せい) ryuugakusei exchange student 厚(こう) 生(せい) 省(しょう) kouseishou Ministry of Health and Welfare 生(せい) 存(ぞん) seizon existence 小(しょう) 生(せい) shousei I (humble, male) 野(や) 生(せい) yasei wild 生(せい) 態(たい) seitai ecology 同(どう) 級(きゅう) 生(せい) doukyuusei classmate 卒(そつ) 業(ぎょう) 生(せい) sotsugyousei graduate

Stroke order

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