生

Meaning

生 centers on the idea of something coming into existence or being in its natural, unprocessed state: life, birth, and genuine quality. The meanings flow from the core concept of raw vitality and authenticity.

• 生なま
  N3

  raw; uncooked; fresh

• 先生せんせい
  N5

  teacher; instructor; master

• 生きるいきる
  N4

  to live; to exist

• 生活せいかつ
  N5

  life; living

• 人生じんせい
  N3

  (one's) life

• 生まれうまれ
  N3

  birth; birthplace

• 発生はっせい
  N2

  occurrence; incidence; outbreak; birth (e.g. of civilization)

• 誕生たんじょう
  N3

  birth (of a person); nativity

• 学生がくせい
  N5

  student (esp. a university student)

• 生産せいさん
  N4

  production; manufacture

• 生徒せいと
  N4

  pupil; student; schoolchild

• 再生さいせい
  N2

  restoration to life; coming to life again; resuscitation; regeneration

• 生命せいめい
  N3

  life; existence

• 小学生しょうがくせい
  N2

  elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

• 生物せいぶつ
  N3

  living thing; organism; creature; life

• 一生いっしょう
  N3

  whole life; a lifetime; all through life

• 高校生こうこうせい
  N4

  senior high school student

• 中学生ちゅうがくせい
  N1

  junior high school student; middle school pupil

• 生えるはえる
  N3

  to grow; to spring up; to sprout

• 生まれるうまれる
  N4

  to be born

• 生ずるしょうずる
  N2

  to produce; to yield; to cause

• 大学生だいがくせい
  N4

  university student; college student

• 生かすいかす
  N2

  to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.)

• 生姜しょうが

  ginger (Zingiber officinale)

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