生
birth, genuine, life

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショウセイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

-うい.かすい.きるい.けるう.まれう.まれるう.むうま.れるうまれお.うきな.すな.るなまなま-は.えるは.やすむ.す

Nanori (名乗り)

あさいきいくいけうぶうまいえおいぎゅうくるみごせさじょうすぎそそうちるなばにうにゅうふみもうよいりゅう

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Information

Grade:1
Strokes:5
JLPT:5
Frequency:29

Vocabulary

ショウ

WordReadingMeaning
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

WordReadingMeaning
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

WordReadingMeaning
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

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counter for years, year
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beautiful, excellent, good, pleasing, skilled
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