Kanji 生: meanings, readings, and example words.
Kanji 生: life, genuine, birth. Readings and core meaning.
See vocabulary and examples below.
life, genuine, birth
This kanji depicts a sprout emerging from the soil (土). It symbolizes the beginning of life and the natural process of birth and growth from the earth.
生かす (いかす): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生かす: make use of / revive. Meanings and example sentences.
生まれつき (うまれつき): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生まれつき: by nature / from birth / innate. Meanings and example sentences.
衛生 (えいせい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 衛生: health / hygiene / sanitation. Meanings and example sentences.
生 (き): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生: raw / pure / unprocessed. Meanings and example sentences.
生真面目 (きまじめ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生真面目: too serious / sincere / honest. Meanings and example sentences.
再生 (さいせい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 再生: playback / regeneration / rebirth. Meanings and example sentences.
出生 (しゅっしょう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 出生: birth / being born. Meanings and example sentences.
新入生 (しんにゅうせい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 新入生: freshman / new student. Meanings and example sentences.
生育 (せいいく): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生育: growth / development / breeding. Meanings and example sentences.
生計 (せいけい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生計: livelihood / means of living. Meanings and example sentences.
生死 (せいし): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生死: life and death. Meanings and example sentences.
生理 (せいり): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生理: physiology / menstrual period. Meanings and example sentences.
畜生 (ちくしょう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 畜生: damn / damn it / beast (insult). Meanings and example sentences.
生臭い (なまぐさい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生臭い: smelling of fish or blood. Meanings and example sentences.
生温い (なまぬるい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生温い: lukewarm / halfhearted. Meanings and example sentences.
生身 (なまみ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生身: living flesh / flesh and blood. Meanings and example sentences.
年生 (ねんせい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 年生: student in a certain school year. Meanings and example sentences.
発生 (はっせい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 発生: occurrence / outbreak / origin. Meanings and example sentences.
生やす (はやす): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生やす: to grow / to cultivate / to wear beard. Meanings and example sentences.
野生 (やせい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 野生: wild / untamed / natural. Meanings and example sentences.
生き生き (いきいき): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生き生き: lively / vivid / energetic. Meanings and example sentences.
生け花 (いけばな): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生け花: flower arrangement. Meanings and example sentences.
写生 (しゃせい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 写生: sketching / drawing from nature. Meanings and example sentences.
小学生 (しょうがくせい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 小学生: elementary school student. Meanings and example sentences.
生ずる (しょうずる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生ずる: to arise / to be caused / to occur. Meanings and example sentences.
生存 (せいぞん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生存: existence / survival / being. Meanings and example sentences.
生長 (せいちょう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生長: growth / development. Meanings and example sentences.
生年月日 (せいねんがっぴ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生年月日: birth date / date of birth. Meanings and example sentences.
生意気 (なまいき): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生意気: impertinent / cheeky / boldly disrespectful. Meanings and example sentences.
生る (なる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生る: to bear fruit. Meanings and example sentences.
生える (はえる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生える: to grow / to sprout. Meanings and example sentences.
生き物 (いきもの): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生き物: living thing / animal. Meanings and example sentences.
一生 (いっしょう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 一生: whole life / lifetime. Meanings and example sentences.
生まれ (うまれ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生まれ: birth / birthplace. Meanings and example sentences.
生地 (きじ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生地: birthplace / fabric / dough. Meanings and example sentences.
芝生 (しばふ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 芝生: lawn / grassy area. Meanings and example sentences.
生じる (しょうじる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生じる: to occur / to result / to arise. Meanings and example sentences.
人生 (じんせい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人生: human life / one's lifetime. Meanings and example sentences.
生 (せい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生: draft (beer) / raw / unprocessed. Meanings and example sentences.
生物 (せいぶつ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生物: living thing / organism. Meanings and example sentences.
生命 (せいめい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生命: life / existence. Meanings and example sentences.
誕生 (たんじょう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 誕生: birth / coming into being. Meanings and example sentences.
生 (なま): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生: raw / draft (beer). Meanings and example sentences.
生きる (いきる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生きる: to live / to exist. Meanings and example sentences.
一生懸命 (いっしょうけんめい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 一生懸命: with utmost effort / very hard. Meanings and example sentences.
高校生 (こうこうせい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 高校生: high school student. Meanings and example sentences.
生活 (せいかつ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生活: life / daily living. Meanings and example sentences.
生産 (せいさん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生産: to produce / production. Meanings and example sentences.
大学生 (だいがくせい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 大学生: university student. Meanings and example sentences.
生まれる (うまれる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生まれる: to be born. Meanings and example sentences.
学生 (がくせい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 学生: student. Meanings and example sentences.
生徒 (せいと): meaning and examples
Japanese word 生徒: student / pupil. Meanings and example sentences.
先生 (せんせい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 先生: teacher / doctor. Meanings and example sentences.
誕生日 (たんじょうび): meaning and examples
Japanese word 誕生日: birthday. Meanings and example sentences.
留学生 (りゅうがくせい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 留学生: international student / overseas student. Meanings and example sentences.
