生
い.きる
ikiru
JLPT N55 strokesKanjiLevel 4 - JLPT N5
Quick answer
生 is the kanji for "Life". A common reading is い.きる (ikiru). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Life
Also : Birth · Genuine
Readings
kunい.きる/ ikirukunい.かす/ ikasukunい.ける/ ikerukunう.まれる/ umarerukunうま.れる/ umarerukunう.まれ/ umarekunうまれ/ umarekunう.む/ umukunお.う/ oukunは.える/ haerukunは.やす/ hayasukunき/ kikunなま/ namakunな.る/ narukunな.す/ nasukunむ.す/ musukunう/ uonせい/ seionしょう/ shou
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
Meaning ·
A sprout pushing through soil — the top strokes are new leaves unfurling, the horizontal base is the ground, the vertical line is the stem pushing up through earth.
Reading ·
せい (sei) sounds like "say" — life says "Hello, I'm here!"
Example Sentences
学生は図書館で勉強しています。
がくせいはとしょかんでべんきょうしています。
The students are studying in the library.
私は東京で生まれました。
わたしはとうきょうでうまれました。
I was born in Tokyo.
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