生 — Japanese kanji
5 strokes · N5
Meanings: Life, Genuine, Birth
On’yomi: せい、しょう · Kun’yomi: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける
Radicals in 生
- 生 — life (5 strokes)
Words using 生
- A「お 生 まれはどちらですか。」 (A「おうまれはどちらですか。」): Which country are you from? — 第5週 (2) - あいさつをしましょう
- 生き生き(する) (いきいき(する)): be lively; be vibrant — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 14 - People and Nature
- 生きがい (いきがい): purpose in life — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 22 - Work Styles
- 生きる (いきる): to live — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 09 - Human Relationships
- 生け花 (いけばな): Flower arrangement — 祇園祭は どうでしたか? — Sensations and evaluating experiences
- 一生 (いっしょう): lifetime; all one's life — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 06 - Healthy Eating Habits
- 生まれ変わる (うまれかわる): be reborn; be reincarnated — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 20 - Technology and Everyday Life
- 生まれます (うまれます): be born — どんな 部屋を お探しですか — Finding housing and explaining reasons
- 生まれる(鯉のぼりが~) (うまれる(こいのぼりが~)): a carp streamer is born ~ — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 17 - Social Issues
- 生み出す (うみだす): to produce; to create — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 14 - People and Nature
- 生む (うむ): produce; give rise to — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 22 - Work Styles
- 往生(する) (おうじょう(する)): to die; to attain rebirth in the Pure Land — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 22 - Work Styles
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