生 Kanji for life

N5Grade 15 strokes

life, genuine, birth

Kun: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる、うま.れる、う.まれ、うまれ、う.む、お.う、は.える、は.やす、き、なま、なま-、な.る、な.す、む.す、-う
On: セイ、ショウ

生 is the Japanese kanji for life, genuine, birth. It is written with 5 strokes and appears at JLPT level N5. Its kun reading is い.きる、い.かす、い.ける and its on reading is セイ、ショウ.

Stroke order

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Words with 生

生いきるto live, to exist
生いかすto make (the best) use of, to put to good use, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.)
生うみbirth, giving birth
学がく生せいstudent (esp. a university student)
生せい活かつlife, living
生せい産さんproduction, manufacture

Practice 生 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.