生 life, birth, raw
The kanji 生 means “life, birth, raw”. It is read セイ, ショウ, い.きる, う.まれる. It is a JLPT N5 kanji.
How to read 生?
- Kun’yomi
- い.きる (ikiru), う.まれる (umareru)
- On’yomi (Most common)
- セイ (sei), ショウ (shou)
How to write 生?
生 is written in 5 strokes, in the order below.
Common words with 生
- 学生 (がくせい) : student
- 先生 (せんせい) : teacher
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Kanji related to 生
They appear in the same words as 生.
- 学 study
- 先 previous
- 産 products
- 活 lively
- 命 fate
- 厚 thick
- 徒 on foot
- 息 breath
- 誕 nativity
- 微 delicate
- 茂 overgrown
- 涯 horizon