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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 562 words   Used in 1515 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 and 土. However, both components are less common than this kanji itself.
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 86 times, read 9 ways (with 3 variations). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 生 is used 1470 times, read 12 ways (with 13 variations). 2 words use a non-standard reading.
Note: kanji quick view shows the most useful word for each reading which is also the most common variant, and in the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese. Words shown here draw from all words in Japanese and include less common forms.
セイ : 1023 words FIND ALL
じ ん せ い 1
noun
(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
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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 : 102 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 0
noun
1. birth; birthplace
noun (suffix), 'no' adjective
2. born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
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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
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 に え 0
noun
sacrifice; scapegoat
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はえる (read as ば) : 3 words FIND ALL
し た ば え 0
noun
underbrush; undergrowth
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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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そう: 1 word. FIND ALL
noun
Aso Faction (of the LDP)
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よい: 3 words. FIND ALL
や よ い じ だ い 4
noun
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
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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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おい: 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: 3 words. FIND ALL
noun, noun (suffix)
area of thick growth (of trees, grass, etc.)  (see also: 芝生)
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Part of a non-standard reading: 2 words. FIND ALL
し ば ふ 0
lawn
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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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