“Life” or “Living” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “生”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “生” means “Raw”, “Vividly” or “Bring to life” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “生”
Jouyou Kanji “生” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 5 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | せい(sei) |
| しょう(shou) | |
| Kun-Yomi | い(きる)(i(kiru)) |
| い(かす)(i(kasu)) | |
| い(ける)(i(keru)) | |
| う(まれる)(u(mareru)) | |
| う(む)(u(mu)) | |
| お(う)(o(u)) | |
| は(える)(ha(eru)) | |
| は(やす)(ha(yasu)) | |
| き(ki) | |
| なま(nama) | |
| いのち(inochi) | |
| うぶ(ubu) | |
| な(る)(na(ru)) | |
| な(す)(na(su)) | |
| Meanings | Come out, Grow, Sprout |
| Be born, Bear, Give birth to | |
| One’s nature, Natural | |
| Create, Produce, Begin | |
| Live, Bring to life | |
| Life, Living | |
| Lively, Vividly | |
| Fresh, Raw, Uncooked | |
| Peoples such as scholars, academics, intellectuals | |
| Student, Person who is taking education | |
| Word for respecting others | |
| Word for being humble oneself | |
| Pure, Unmixed, Unmodified | |
| Innocent, Naive, Unsophisticated |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “生”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 生憎(あいにく-a i ni ku) | Unfortunately, I’m sorry but ~, I’m afraid (that)~, |
| 生き馬の目を抜く(いきうまのめをぬく-i ki u ma no me wo nu ku) | To be shrewd, To be sharp, To keep your wits about you, Catch a weasel asleep, Shrewd man, To be shrewd |
| 生き甲斐(いきがい-i ki ga i) | A reason for living, Motivation in life, A purpose in life |
| 生き神(いきがみ-i ki ga mi) | Living god |
| 生き地獄(いきじごく-i ki ji go ku) | Hell on earth |
| 生き字引(いきじびき-i ki ji bi ki) | Walking dictionary, Walking encyclopedia |
| 生きた空もない(いきたそらもない-i ki ta so ra mo na i) | I felt more dead than alive, I don’t feel alive because of the horror and suffering |
| 生き恥(いきはじ-i ki ha ji) | Live in disgrace, Expose oneself to ridicule |
| 生き仏(いきぼとけ-i ki bo to ke) | Living Buddha |
| 生き物(いきもの-i ki mo no) | Living thing, Living creature |
| 生霊(いきりょう-i ki ryo u) | A phenomenon in which strong emotions and/or thoughts of living people are unconsciously released and affect others as independent spiritual energy bodies |
| 生け垣(いけがき-i ke ga ki) | Hedge, Hedgerow |
| 生け花(いけばな-i ke ba na) | Ikebana, Flower arrangement |
| 生一本(きいっぽん-ki i ppo n) | ① Straight-forwardness, Honesty, Purity, ② Undiluted, Sheer, Unmingled, Plain, Unmixed |
| 生糸(きいと-ki i to) | Raw silk thread |
| 生娘(きむすめ-ki mu su me) | Virgin, Innocent young woman |
| 生害(しょうがい-sho u ga i) | Commit suicide |
| 生涯(しょうがい-sho u ga i) | For life, All one’s life, Throughout one’s life, As long as one lives |
| 生者(しょうじゃ or せいじゃ-sho u ja (or) se i ja) | Living person, The living |
| 生者必滅(しょうじゃひつめつ-sho u ja hi tsu me tsu) | All living things must die |
| 生々世々(しょうじょうせぜ-sho u jo u ze ze) | Timeless existence, Eternity, Timelessness |
| 生類(しょうるい-sho u ru i) | Living things |
| 生育(せいいく-se i i ku) | Birth and growth, Giving birth and raising, Development, Breeding |
| 生花(せいか-se i ka) | Fresh flower, Natural flower |
| 生家(せいか-se i ka) | The house where one was born, One’s parents’ home |
| 生活(せいかつ-se i ka tsu) | Life, Living |
| 生活苦(せいかつく-se i ka tsu ku) | Hardships of life, Life’s struggles |
| 生活圏(せいかつけん-se i ka tsu ke n) | Neighbourhood, Zone of life, Sphere of life, Life range, Living sphere, Biosphere |
| 生活程度(せいかつていど-se i ka tsu te i do) | Standard of living, Level of life |
| 生活力(せいかつりょく-se i ka tsu ryo ku) | One’s earning power, One’s viability |
| 生還(せいかん-se i ka n) | Returning alive, Surviving |
| 生気(せいき-se i ki) | Vital spirit, Animus, Life, Animation |
| 生魚(せいぎょ-se i gyo) | Raw fish, Live fish |
| 生業(せいぎょう-se i gyo u) | Occupation, Calling, Livelihood |
| 生計(せいけい-se i ke i) | Living, Livelihood |
| 生計費(せいけいひ-se i ke i hi) | Cost of living, Living expenses |
| 生後(せいご-se i go) | Postnatal, Since birth |
| 生硬(せいこう-se i ko u) | Crude, Immature, Unpolished |
| 生彩 or 精彩(せいさい-se i sa i) | Sprightliness, Liveliness, Heartiness, Vividness |
| 生殺(せいさつ-se i sa tsu) | Sparing life and taking life, Letting live and killing |
| 生殺与奪(せいさつよだつ-se i sa tsu yo da tsu) | Power of life and death, Having life-and-death power |
| 生産(せいさん-se i sa n) | Production, Manufacture |
| 生産過剰(せいさんかじょう-se i sa n ka jo u) | Overproduction, Excessive production |
| 生産財(せいさんざい-se i sa n za i) | Industrial goods, Producer capital |
| 生産性(さいさんせい-se i sa n se i) | Productivity, Efficiency |
| 生死(せいし-se i shi) | Life or death |
| 生死(しょうじ-sho u ji) | Life and death, Reincarnation, Cycle of rebirth and death |
| 生色(せいしょく-se i sho ku) | Healthy complexion |
| 生食(せいしょく-se i sho ku) | Eating (something) raw, Eating in the raw, Raw diet |
| 生殖(せいしょく-se i sho ku) | Generation, Propagation, Reproduction |
| 生新 or 清新(せいしん-se i shi n) | Fresh, New |
| 生々(せいせい-se i se i) | ① Lively, Vivid, Vigorous, Fresh, ② All things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth, The circle of transmigration |
| 生々発展(せいせいはってん-se i se i ha tte n) | To develop vigorously |
| 生々流転(せいせいるてん-se i se i ru te n) | All things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth The circle of transmigration |
| 生成(せいせい-se i se i) | Creation, Generation, Formation, Derivation |
| 生鮮(せいせん-se i se n) | Fresh (food) |
| 生前(せいぜん-se i ze n) | While alive, During one’s lifetime |
| 生息 or 棲息(せいそく-se i so ku) | Inhabiting, Living |
| 生存(せいぞん-se i zo n) | Existence, Subsistence, Survival |
| 生存競争(せいぞんきょうそう-se i zo n kyo u so u) | Struggle for life, Struggle for existence, Struggle for survival |
| 生体(せいたい-se i ta i) | Living body, Organism |
| 生態(せいたい-se i ta i) | Ecology, Habitat |
| 生地(せいち-se i chi) | One’s birthplace |
| 生地(きじ-ki ji) | ① Cloth, Fabric, Material, Texture, ② Dough, Batter, ③ Inherent quality, One’s true character, One’s true color, ④ Unglazed pottery, ⑤ Skin with no make-up, Uncoated metal |
| 生知安行(せいちあんこう-se i chi a n ko u) | From the moment of birth knows the right path to follow and doing it without any difficulty (word that expresses the saint being) |
| 生長(せいちょう-se i cho u) | Growth (of a plant) |
| 生徒(せいと-se i to) | Pupil, Student, Schoolchild |
| 生動(せいどう-se i do u) | Lifelikeness, Lively appearance, It looks like it’s about to start moving |
| 生得(せいとく or しょうとく-se i to ku (or) sho u to ku) | By nature, Naturally, Innate, Indorn |
| 生肉(せいにく or なまにく-se i ni ku (or) na ma ni ku) | Raw meat, Fresh meat |
| 生年(せいねん or しょうねん-se i ne n (or) sho u ne n) | Year of birth |
| 生年月日(せいねんがっぴ-se i ne n ga ppi) | Date of birth, Birthdate |
| 生蕃 or 生蛮(せいばん-se i ba n) | Unconquered savage, Uncivilized aboriginal |
| 生物(せいぶつ-se i bu tsu) | ① Living thing, Organism, Creature, Life, ② Biology |
| 生物(なまもの-na ma mo no) | Raw food, Perishables |
| 生別(せいべつ-se i be tsu) | Lifelong separation |
| 生母(せいぼ-se i bo) | Real mother, One’s birth mother, One’s biological mother |
| 生没(せいぼつ-se i bo tsu) | Birth and death, Years of birth and death |
| 生命(せいめい-se i me i) | Biosis, Life |
| 生命線(せいめいせん-se i me i se n) | ① Lifeline, Matter of life or death, Indispensable thing, ② Life line (in palm reading) |
| 生命保険(せいめいほけん-se i me i ho ke n) | Life assurance, Life insurance |
| 生命力(せいめいりょく-se i me i ryo ku) | Vitality, Vital power, Vital force, Viability |
| 生滅(せいめつ or しょうめつ-se i me tsu (or) sho u me tsu) | Birth and death |
| 生面(せいめん or なまづら-se i me n (or) na ma du ra) | Shameless face, Brazen face |
| 生来(せいらい-se i ra i) | Native, Indorn, By nature, Naturally, By birth, Innately, Congenitally |
| 生理(せいり-se i ri) | ① Physiology, ② Menstruation, One’s period |
| 生意気(なまいき-na ma i ki) | Cheeky, Brash, Impertinent, Saucy, Impudent, Audacious, Cocky, Pert, Brash |
| 生学問(なまがくもん-na ma ga ku mo n) | Imperfect knowledge, Superficial knowledge |
| 生臭(なまぐさ-na ma gu sa) | Something that smells of fish or blood, Raw meat and fish, Fishy |
| 生臭坊主(なまぐさぼうず-na ma gu sa bo u zu) | Depraved priest, Degenerate monk, Corrupt priest |
| 生殺し(なまごろし-na ma go ro shi) | State of uncertainty, Limbo, leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering, Dragging out tortuously, Half-dead |
| 生卵(なまたまご-na ma ta ma go) | Raw egg |
| 生返事(なまへんじ-na ma he n ji) | Vague answer, Half-hearted reply, Reluctant answer |
| 生水(なまみず-na ma mi zu) | Unboiled water, Raw water |
| 生酔い(なまよい-na ma yo i) | Half‐tipsy, Half‐drunk |
| 一生(いっしょう-i ssho u) | Whole life, Lifetime, All through life, Life, Lifespan |
| 衛生(えいせい-e i se i) | Sanitation, Hygiene, Health |
| 往生(おうじょう-o u jo u) | ① Passing on to the next life, ② Being at one’s wits’ end, Being flummoxed, ③ Death |
| 学生(がくせい-ga ku se i) | Student |
| 寄生(きせい-ki se i) | Parasitism, Metabiosis, Parasitic |
| 更正(こうせい-ko u se i) | Correction, Revision, Rectification, Rehabilitation |
| 厚生(こうせい-ko u se i) | Public welfare, Social welfare |
| 再生(さいせい-sa i se i) | ① Restoration to life, Coming to life again, Resuscitation, Regeneration, ② Reformation, Rehabilitation, ③ Recycling, Reclamation, Recovery, ④ Playback, Regeneration (of video or sound), ⑤ Regeneration (of lost or damaged tissue), Regrowth |
| 死生(しせい-shi se i) | Life and death |
| 写生(しゃせい-sha se i) | Sketch, Drawing from the life, Painting from nature |
| 終生(しゅうせい-shu u se i) | All one’s life, Throughout one’s life, Lifetime |
| 小生(しょうせい-sho u se i) | (Used mainly in letters) I, Me, My humble self |
| 書生(しょせい-sho se i) | Houseboy, Student |
| 人生(じんせい-ji n se i) | Life, Lifetime |
| 先生(せんせい-se n se i) | ① Teacher, Instructor, Master, ② Professor, ③ Doctor |
| 胎生(たいせい-ta i se i) | Viviparity, Vivipary |
| 誕生(たんじょう-ta n jo u) | Birth |
| 畜生(ちくしょう-chi ku sho u) | ① Beast, Animal, ② Brute, Bastard, ③ Damn it, Damn, Son of a bitch, For Christ’s sake |
| 発生(はっせい-ha sse i) | ① Generation (of power, heat etc), Production, ② Ontogeny, Development, Growth, Breeding, ③ Occurrence, Incidence, Outbreak, Birth (e.g. of civilization) |
| 半死半生(はんしはんしょう-ha n shi ha n sho u) | More dead than alive, All but dead, Half‐dead |
| 平生(へいぜい-he i ze i) | Usually, Ordinarily |
| 養生(ようじょう-yo u jo u) | Taking care of one’s health, Recuperation, Curing, Regimen |
| 余生(よせい-yo se i) | One’s remaining years, Rest of one’s life |
| 卵生(らんせい-ra n se i) | Oviparity |
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