生
birth, genuine, life
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
5 / 5
Information
Grade:1
Strokes:5
JLPT:5
Frequency:29
Vocabulary
ショウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生家 | ショウカ | house where one was born; one's parents' house |
| 生涯 | ショウガイ | life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives |
| 生死 | ショウシ | life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death |
| 畜生 | チクショウ | damn it; damn; son of a bitch; for Christ's sake; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute; bastard |
| 後生大事 | ゴショウダイジ | with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of |
セイ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一年生 | イチネンセイ | first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; newcomer; person who has been in a role for less than a year; annual; annual plant |
| 衛生 | エイセイ | hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; health; toilet; restroom; bathroom |
| 回生 | カイセイ | resurrection; resuscitation; coming back to life; regeneration; nth-year university student |
| 学生 | ガクセイ | student (esp. a university student) |
| 寄生 | キセイ | parasitism |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一生懸命 | いっしょうけんめい | very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly; desperately |
| １年生 | いちねんせい | first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; newcomer; person who has been in a role for less than a year; annual; annual plant |
| 往生 | おうじょう | passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed; coercion |
| 抗生物質 | こうせいぶっしつ | antibiotic |
| 芝生 | しばふ | lawn; grass |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
全
all, complete, entire, fulfill, whole
Grade 3JLPT 3
王
king, magnate, rule
Grade 1JLPT 3
主
chief, lord, main thing, master, principal
Grade 3JLPT 4
住
dwell, inhabit, live, reside
Grade 3JLPT 4
狂
confuse, crazy, insane, lunatic
Grade 8JLPT 1
年
counter for years, year
Grade 1JLPT 5
先
ahead, before, future, precedence, previous
Grade 1JLPT 5
性
gender, nature, sex
Grade 5JLPT 3
佳
beautiful, excellent, good, pleasing, skilled
Grade 8JLPT 1
侍
samurai, serve, wait upon, waiter
Grade 8JLPT 1