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What does the kanji 生 mean?

生 means to live, to be born; student. On'yomi セイ、ショウ. Kun'yomi 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.

Quick facts
On'yomiセイ、ショウ
Kun'yomi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
Strokes5
Main radical生
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
On'yomi セイ、ショウKun'yomi 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
N5 · estimated, JLPT framework5 strokes

to live, to be born; student

Memory hook

A sprout pushing its way up out of the ground — LIFE, TO BE BORN.

Main radical

生life, birth 5 strokes

Stroke order · 5 strokes

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Common words

  • 生なまraw, fresh, uncooked
  • 学生がくせいstudent
  • 生るなるto bear fruit
  • 生地きじfabric; dough; one's true nature
  • 生徒せいとstudent (secondary school)
  • 生えるはえるto grow, to sprout

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.