生 — life, birth, raw
せい
生
life
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
5 strokes
school
U+751F
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #29
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1555
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #100
Meanings
- life
- birth
- raw
- genuine
word
せい sei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
しょう ・じょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
なま nama Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
き ki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
い i Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
は ・ば ha Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
う u Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
そう sou Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
ふ fu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
よい yoi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Appears in idioms
万死一生
四字熟語
ten thousand, death, one, life
半死半生
四字熟語
half, death, half, life
自力更生
四字熟語
self, power, grow late, life
適者生存
四字熟語
suitable, someone, life, exist
一生懸命
四字熟語
one, life, state of suspension, fate
片利共生
四字熟語
one-sided, profit, together, life
生者必滅
四字熟語
life, someone, invariably, destroy
カビが生える
慣用句
mold sprouts
九死に一生
慣用句
nine deaths, one life
生を受ける
慣用句
receive life
九死に一生を得る
慣用句
in nine deaths to obtain one life
口から生まれる
慣用句
to be born from out of a mouth
口から先に生まれる
慣用句
born with the mouth coming out first
人はパンのみにて生くるにあらず
諺
man does not live by bread alone
人生は一度きり
諺
life is only a single time
人生一度きり
諺
a life comes around only once
金が金を生む
諺
money gives birth to yet more money
人生意気に感ず
諺
human life is moved by spirit
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.