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生

生 — life, genuine, birth

On
セイ, ショウ
Kun
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
Strokes
5
JLPT
N5
School grade
1

Common words with 生

  • 学生がくせいstudent (esp. a university student)Common

    学生の半数が休んでいた。
    Half the students were absent.

  • 生活せいかつlife; livingCommon

    収入に応じた生活をするように。
    You should try to live within your means.

  • 生産せいさんproduction; manufactureCommon

    この工場はCDプレーヤーを生産している。
    This factory produces CD players.

  • 厚生省こうせいしょう(former) Ministry of Health and WelfareCommon
  • 新生しんせいrebirth; new birth; nascentCommon
  • 人生じんせい(one's) lifeCommon
  • 生徒せいとpupil; student; schoolchildCommon
  • 先生せんせいteacher; instructor; masterCommon
  • 年生ねんせいnth-year student; nth-year pupilCommon
  • 高校生こうこうせいsenior high school studentCommon
  • 生命せいめいlife; existenceCommon
  • 誕生たんじょうbirth (of a person); nativityCommon
  • 中学生ちゅうがくせいjunior high school student; middle school pupilCommon
  • 発生はっせいoccurrence; incidence; outbreak; birth (e.g. of civilization)Common
  • 再生さいせいrestoration to life; coming to life again; resuscitation; regenerationCommon
  • 小学生しょうがくせいelementary school student; primary school student; grade school studentCommon
  • 生きるいきるto live; to existCommon
  • 生物せいぶつliving thing; organism; creature; lifeCommon
  • 生涯しょうがいlife; lifetime; careerCommon
  • 留学生りゅうがくせいoverseas student; exchange studentCommon

With the N5 kanji, you can read 179 words that use 生.

  • 学生 がくせい student (esp. a university student)
  • 先生 せんせい teacher; instructor; master
  • 人生 じんせい (one's) life
  • 年生 ねんせい nth-year student; nth-year pupil
  • 高校生 こうこうせい senior high school student

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