Write the Readings of This Kanji: 生

なま, う, しょう, せい, い

How to say 'Life' in Japanese | 生命

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The Japanese word for Life is 'Seimei', written as 生命 in Japanese.'Life' in hiragana is せいめい.

word

生命

Meaning

Life

Reading

せいめい

seimei

Kanji

生Life 命Command, Life

Explanation

The Japanese noun '生命 (せいめい)' refers to 'life' in the sense of living existence, vitality, or the essence of being alive. It is often used in contexts related to biology, philosophy, or spirituality. For example: Life is precious「生命は大切です」(せいめいはたいせつです). The origin of life is a mystery「生命の起源は謎です」(せいめいのきげんはなぞです). This word carries a profound and somewhat formal tone, distinguishing it from more casual terms like '命 (いのち)', which also means 'life' but is used in everyday contexts.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1219

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 生命

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

生

Meaning

Life

kanji

命

Meaning

Command, Life

Words Related to 生命 Through the Kanji 生

These 54 Words contain the Kanji 生 as well.

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大学生

Meaning

Student

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高校生

Meaning

High school student

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先生

Meaning

Teacher

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生きる

Meaning

Live

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留学生

Meaning

Foreign student

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生まれる

Meaning

Born

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人生

Meaning

Life

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生ずる

Meaning

Arise

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学生

Meaning

Student

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生産

Meaning

Production

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生活

Meaning

Life

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中学生

Meaning

Middle school student

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小学生

Meaning

Elementary student

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生徒

Meaning

Student

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発生

Meaning

Occurrence

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生む

Meaning

Give birth

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一生

Meaning

Lifetime

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生物

Meaning

Organism

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誕生日

Meaning

Birthday

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一生懸命

Meaning

Hard, Earnestly

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生かす

Meaning

Utilize

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生理

Meaning

Menstruation, Physiology

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生み出す

Meaning

Produce

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厚生

Meaning

Welfare

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生まれ

Meaning

Birth

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生じる

Meaning

Arise

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生き方

Meaning

Lifestyle

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生け花

Meaning

Flower arranging

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生年月日

Meaning

Birthdate

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生まれつき

Meaning

Innately

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生き生きと

Meaning

Vividly

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生涯

Meaning

Lifetime

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生死

Meaning

Life and death

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生存

Meaning

Survival

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生える

Meaning

Grow

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衛生的

Meaning

Sanitary

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再生

Meaning

Playback, Recycling

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芝生

Meaning

Lawn

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生き物

Meaning

Creature

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衛生

Meaning

Hygiene

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生成

Meaning

Generation

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長生き

Meaning

Long life

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生やす

Meaning

Grow

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生

Meaning

Raw

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無生物

Meaning

Inanimate

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生態

Meaning

Ecology

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生意気

Meaning

Cheeky

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生き残る

Meaning

Survive

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新生

Meaning

Rebirth

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出生

Meaning

Birth

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生き生き

Meaning

Vividly

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誕生

Meaning

Birth

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同級生

Meaning

Classmate

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生臭い

Meaning

Fishy, Bloody

Words Related to 生命 Through the Kanji 命

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 命 as well.

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命

Meaning

Life

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命令

Meaning

Order

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革命

Meaning

Revolution

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一生懸命

Meaning

Hard, Earnestly

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命ずる

Meaning

Command

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懸命

Meaning

Earnest

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運命

Meaning

Fate

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寿命

Meaning

Lifespan

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任命

Meaning

Appointment

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使命

Meaning

Mission

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命じる

Meaning

Order

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What does 'Seimei' (生命) mean?

'Seimei' means 'Life' .

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