生 — life, birth, raw
せい
生
life
せい
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
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Meanings
- life
- birth
- raw
- genuine
Readings
- On'yomi
- せい sei しょう shou
- Kun'yomi
- なま nama き ki い i む mu な na は ha お o う u うまれ umare うま uma
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).
お o 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).
ふ fu
よい yoi
いき iki
Words by frequency and grade
139 wordsEach dot is a word containing 生: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 53 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
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.