生
life, birth
JLPT N5 Grade 1 5 strokes
- Kun'yomi
- い・う
- On'yomi
- セイ・ショウ
生 means "life, birth". It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 5 strokes. It is read い・う in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and セイ・ショウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 1.
Example word
先生
teacher
生 in example sentences
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Gakusei desu.
I'm a student.
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生きたい。
Ikitai.
I want to live.
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Gakusei na no?
Are you a student?
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.
Stroke order & writing
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Words that use 生
- 先生 teacher
- 学生 student
- 誕生日 birthday
- 留学生 international student
- 生まれる to be born
- 生活 daily life, living
- 生きる to live
- 一生懸命 with all one's might
- 同級生 classmate
- 先生方 teachers
- 生意気 cheeky, impudent
- 生ごみ food waste
- 日常生活 daily life
- 生活費 living expenses
- 生計 livelihood
- 生活習慣 lifestyle habits
- 生物 living thing, organism
- 野生 wild (animals)
- 生態系 ecosystem
- 生息 habitation, inhabiting
- 再生 recycling, regeneration
- 衛生 sanitation, hygiene
- 発生 occurrence, outbreak
- 生じる to occur, to arise
- 食生活 eating habits
- 門下生 disciple, pupil
- 生態 ecology, mode of life
- 生息地 habitat
- 群生 growing in clusters
- 蘇生 resuscitation
Common questions
- What does the kanji 生 mean?
- 生 means "life, birth". It is a JLPT N5 kanji.
- How many strokes does 生 have?
- 生 is written in 5 strokes.
- How is 生 read?
- It is read い・う in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and セイ・ショウ in compounds (on'yomi).
- What JLPT level is 生?
- 生 is a JLPT N5 kanji.