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生 — life; birth (JLPT N5 kanji)

life; birth

 

5 strokesgrade 1 (Japan)JLPT N5very common

Stroke order

Readings

On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)

Meanings

lifebirth

Words with 生

student
teacher

Appears in these kanji

nature; sex
produce; give birth
star
rise; prosper
sacrificial offering
family name
part of 菩薩 (bodhisattva)
revive

Do not confuse with

cow; cattle
before; ahead

In the vocabulary

I’m a student.

How to remember it

Imagine a shoot growing up through the soil: new life being born.