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KanjiN5Grade 1 · 小15 strokesRadical 生#29 in newspapers

生 · life, genuine

生 is a kanji meaning life, genuine, birth. It has 5 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • セイsei
  • ショウshō

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • いきるikiru
  • いかすikasu
  • いけるikeru
  • うまれるumareru
  • うまれるumareru
  • うまれumare
  • うまれumare
  • うむumu
  • おうou
  • はえるhaeru
  • はやすhayasu
  • きki
  • なまnama
  • なま-nama-
  • なるnaru
  • なすnasu
  • むすmusu
  • -う-u

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Words that use 生 · 57 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 生
WordReadingMeaningLevel
生まれるうまれるto be bornN5
学生がくせいstudentN5
生徒せいとstudent; pupilN5
先生せんせいteacher, professor; master; doctorN5
誕生日たんじょうびbirthdayN5
留学生りゅうがくせいinternational studentN5
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More words that use 生
WordReadingMeaningLevel
生きるいきるto liveN4
大学生だいがくせいcollege student, university studentN4
一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard (as in "to work hard"), with utmost effortN4
生産せいさんproduction; to produceN4
高校生こうこうせいhigh school studentN4
生活せいかつliving, life; to liveN4
芝生しばふlawnN3
生じるしょうじるto occur, to arise, to be generatedN3
人生じんせい(human) life (e.g., conception to death)N3
生せいlife, livingN3
生長せいちょうgrowthN3
生年月日せいねんがっぴbirth dateN3
生物せいぶつliving thing, organismN3
生命せいめいlifeN3
生き物いきものliving thing, creatureN3
一生いっしょうthroughout (one's) lifeN3
生まれうまれbirth, birth-placeN3
生地きじfabric; doughN3
誕生たんじょうbirthN3
生なまraw, unprocessedN3
生るなるto bear fruitN3
生えるはえるto grow, to spring up; to cut (teeth)N3
生涯しょうがいone's lifetimeN3
生理せいりphysiology, mensesN3
生やすはやすto grow, to cultivate, to wear beardN3
生き生きいきいきvividly, livelyN2
生け花いけばなflower arrangementN2
写生しゃせいsketching, drawing from natureN2
小学生しょうがくせいelementary school pupilN2
生ずるしょうずるto cause, to arise, to be generatedN2
生存せいぞんexistence, being, survivalN2
生意気なまいきimpertinent, impudentN2
生意気ななまいきimpertinent, saucy, cheeky, impudent, audacious, cocky, pert, brashN2
再生さいせいplayback, regeneration, resuscitationN1
生臭いなまぐさいsmelling of fish or blood, fish or meatN1
生温いなまぬるいlukewarm, halfheartedN1
生身なまみliving flesh, flesh and blood, the quickN1
生まれつきうまれつきby nature, by birth, nativeN1
生真面目きまじめserious, sincerityN1
生かすいかすto keep something alive; to make use ofN1
生き甲斐いきがいsomething one lives for, very importantN1
(花を〜) 生ける, 活けるいけるto arrange (flowers)N1
新入生しんにゅうせいnew student, first-year student, freshmanN1
生育せいいくgrowth, development, breedingN1
生計せいけいlivelihood, livingN1
生死せいしlife and deathN1
畜生ちくしょうbeast, brute, damnN1
発生はっせいoutbreak, spring forth, occurrenceN1
出生しゅっしょうbirthN1
出生しゅっせいbirthN1
野生やせいwildN1

Example sentence

先生に頼もう。

せんせいにたのもう

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Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #141738 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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