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生 means 'life'

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Strokes : 5    Radical number: 100    Frequency: 15   JLPT: N5    Usefulness: 1    Study set: 1-1    Grade: 1   Intermediate lesson: 1    Beginner lesson: 4   Begins 622 words   Used in 1526 words   Used in 4372 names   Component in 49 kanji (7 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
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   セイ   ショウ
Kun
   なま raw   いかす to enliven   いきる to live   いける to arrange flowers   うまれる to be born   うむ to give birth to   き pure, undiluted   おう to grow, to sprout   はえる to grow, to sprout   はやす to grow, cultivate
Additional readings
Kun    うまれ   うまれ   なる   なす   むす   -う
Name    あさ   いき   いく   いけ   うぶ   うまい   え   おい   ぎゅう   くるみ   ごせ   さ   じょう   すぎ   そ   そう   ちる   なば   にう   にゅう   ふ   み   もう   よい   りゅう
Variants
⽣ (Chinese)  
Notes
生 could be considered to be composed of 𠂉 (man) and 土 (ground; earth). However, both components are less common than this kanji itself.
Learn the facts of life by examining the radical in 生 and 産 (giving birth).
Components
⿻  𠂉 (人) man  土 ground; earth  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 生 is used 82 times, read 9 ways (with 4 variations).
Across all words in Japanese, 生 is used 1471 times, read 12 ways (with 13 variations). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
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セイ : 1023 words FIND ALL
ち ゅ う が く せ い 3 ち ゅ う が く せ い 4
noun
junior high school student; middle school pupil
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ショウ : 93 words FIND ALL
い っ し ょ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
1. whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era
2. (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
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ショウ (read as じょう) : 46 words FIND ALL
た ん じ ょ う 0
birth; creation; formation
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セイ (read as ぜい) : 3 words FIND ALL
へ い ぜ い 0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
usual; ordinary
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なま : 103 words FIND ALL
'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, noun (prefix)
1. raw; uncooked; fresh
2. natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed
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き : 21 words FIND ALL
き じ 1
noun
1. cloth; fabric; material; texture
2. one's true character
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いかす : 72 words FIND ALL
い き る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to live; to exist
2. to make a living; to subsist
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うまれる : 35 words FIND ALL
う ま れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be born
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はえる : 17 words FIND ALL
は え る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to grow; to spring up; to sprout
2. to cut (teeth)
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なる : 13 words FIND ALL
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to bear fruit  (often written with kana only)
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おう : 6 words FIND ALL
お い た ち 0
Most common form: 生立ち
noun
1. growth; development
2. one's early life; upbringing; personal history
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むす : 4 words FIND ALL
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
to grow (of moss, etc.)
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いける (read as いけ) : 4 words FIND ALL
い け ど る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to capture alive; to take prisoner; to catch alive
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はえる (read as ば) : 3 words FIND ALL
め ば え る 3 め ば え る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to bud; to sprout
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いきる (read as いき) : 3 words FIND ALL
い き づ く り 3
noun
slicing a fish and presenting it at table in its original form; slices of fresh raw fish arranged to look lifelike  (see also: 活け造り)
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なる (read as なり) : 2 words FIND ALL
せ ん な り 0
noun
1. great collection (of things); cluster; bunch
2. bottle gourd  (see also: 千成り瓢箪; abbreviation)
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うまれる (read as うまれ) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
birthday  (see also: 誕生日)
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き (read as きっ) : 1 word FIND ALL
き っ す い 0
pure; genuine; natural-born
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word. FIND ALL
noun
scotch bonnet (Marasmius oreades); fairy ring mushroom; fairy ring champignon  (often written with kana only)
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そう: 1 word. FIND ALL
noun
Aso Faction (of the LDP)
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おい: 3 words. FIND ALL
noun
second lunar month  (see also: 如月)
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いく: 5 words. FIND ALL
noun
lucky day; day of celebration  (see also: 吉日)
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せ: 1 word. FIND ALL
seminar student
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うぶ: 2 words. FIND ALL
う ぶ げ 0
noun
1. soft, downy hair (i.e. such as on one's cheek); peach fuzz; fluff; pappus
2. lanugo
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よい: 4 words. FIND ALL
や よ い 0
noun
1. third month of the lunar calendar  (obsolete term)
2. thick growth (of grass, etc.)  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading いやおい)
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ふ: 4 words. FIND ALL
し ば ふ 0
lawn
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An additional ふ less common words include 生 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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More information
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Additional data
Henshall: 44 (originally: 42)  Joy o' Kanji : 42  Key to Kanji: 601 

Cascading kanji view

生
セイ   ショウ    life   なま raw   いかす to enliven   いきる to live   いける to arrange flowers   うまれる to be born   うむ to give birth to   き pure, undiluted   おう to grow, to sprout   はえる to grow, to sprout   はやす to grow, cultivate   
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