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生

life, genuine, birth

JLPTN5School grade1Strokes5Frequency#29
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ikiru · ikasu · ikeru · umareru · umareru · umare · umare · umu · ou · haeru · hayasu · ki · nama · nama · naru · nasu · musu · ue.g.生まれるうまれるto be born
On
セイ · ショウsei · shoue.g.先生せんせいteacher

Kun is the Japanese reading, used when the kanji stands alone with kana after it. On comes from Chinese and is mostly used in compound words.

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生life

Used in words

  • 先生(せんせい)
    teacher
  • 学生(がくせい)
    student
  • 生徒(せいと)
    student
  • 生(う)まれる
    to be born
  • 留学生(りゅうがくせい)
    international student
  • 誕生日(たんじょうび)
    birthday

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