生 - 1. to produce; to be born (a) for a child to be born; to give birth E.g.: 生殖 (reproduction), 出生 (birth) (b) to produce things E.g.: 生産 (production), 再生 (regeneration) (c) for events or phenomena to occur E.g.: 生起 (occurrence), 発生 (outbreak) 2. to live; to make use of E.g.: 生活 (living), 生存 (survival) 3. while alive; by nature E.g.: 生別 (parting for life), 生来 (by nature) 4. life E.g.: 生命 (life), 余生 (one's remaining years) 5. raw; unripe; immature E.g.: 生硬 (stiffness), 生熟 (half-ripe) 6. livelihood; occupation; daily life E.g.: 生業 (livelihood), 平生 (everyday life) 7. lively; fresh E.g.: 生色 (liveliness), 生鮮 (freshness) 8. pure; unadulterated E.g.: 生糸 (raw silk), 生一本 (pure sake) 9. to grow; to sprout; for plants to grow E.g.: 生長 (growth), 野生 (wild) 10. humble first-person pronoun used by men E.g.: 小生 (I, me) 11. innocent; naive; fresh 12. person who is studying or training E.g.: 生徒 (student), 書生 (scholar)

生 (い.きる い.かす い.ける う.まれる うま.れる う.まれ うまれ う.む お.う は.える は.やす き なま なま- な.る な.す む.す -う) — to produce; to be born<br>(a) for a child to be born; to give birth<br>E. to live; to make use of<br>E. while alive; by nature<br>E. life<br>E. raw; unripe; immature<br>E. livelihood; occupation; daily life<br>E. lively; fresh<br>E. pure; unadulterated<br>E. to grow; to sprout; for plants to grow<br>E. humble first-person pronoun used by men<br>E. person who is studying or training<br>E.

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Kunyomi

い.きる;い.かす;い.ける;う.まれる;うま.れる;う.まれ;うまれ;う.む;お.う;は.える;は.やす;き;なま;なま-;な.る;な.す;む.す;-う

Onyomi

セイ;ショウ

Strokes

5

JLPT

N5

Frequency

#29/2500

Meaning

• to produce; to be born
  (a) for a child to be born; to give birth
  E. to live; to make use of
  E. while alive; by nature
  E. life
  E. raw; unripe; immature
  E. livelihood; occupation; daily life
  E. lively; fresh
  E. pure; unadulterated
  E. to grow; to sprout; for plants to grow
  E. humble first-person pronoun used by men
  E. person who is studying or training
  E.

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