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How to say 'Raw' in Japanese | 生

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The Japanese word for Raw is 'Nama', written as 生 in Japanese.'Raw' in hiragana is なま.

    word

    生

    Meaning

    Raw

    Reading

    なま

    nama

    Kanji

    生Life

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjectival noun '生 (なま)' primarily means 'raw' or 'uncooked'. It is commonly used to describe food that is not cooked, such as raw fish or raw vegetables. Additionally, it can also imply something being 'live' or 'unprocessed', such as in the context of live broadcasts or unedited recordings. Example sentences: I ate raw fish「生の魚を食べた」(なまのさかなをたべた). This is a live broadcast「これは生放送です」(これはなまほうそうです). The term can also be used metaphorically to describe something in its natural or unaltered state.

    Part Of Speech

    adjectival noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    1

    Frequency

    5647

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 生

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    生

    Meaning

    Life

Words Related to 生 Through the Kanji 生

These 54 Words contain the Kanji 生 as well.

  • word

    大学生

    Meaning

    Student

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    高校生

    Meaning

    High school student

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    先生

    Meaning

    Teacher

  • word

    生きる

    Meaning

    Live

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    留学生

    Meaning

    Foreign student

  • word

    生まれる

    Meaning

    Born

  • word

    人生

    Meaning

    Life

  • word

    生ずる

    Meaning

    Arise

  • word

    学生

    Meaning

    Student

  • word

    生産

    Meaning

    Production

  • word

    生活

    Meaning

    Life

  • word

    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

  • word

    生命

    Meaning

    Life

  • word

    生む

    Meaning

    Give birth

  • word

    一生

    Meaning

    Lifetime

  • word

    生物

    Meaning

    Organism

  • word

    誕生日

    Meaning

    Birthday

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    一生懸命

    Meaning

    Hard, Earnestly

  • word

    生かす

    Meaning

    Utilize

  • word

    生理

    Meaning

    Menstruation, Physiology

  • word

    生み出す

    Meaning

    Produce

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    厚生

    Meaning

    Welfare

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    生まれ

    Meaning

    Birth

  • word

    生じる

    Meaning

    Arise

  • word

    生き方

    Meaning

    Lifestyle

  • word

    生け花

    Meaning

    Flower arranging

  • word

    生年月日

    Meaning

    Birthdate

  • word

    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

  • word

    生死

    Meaning

    Life and death

  • word

    生存

    Meaning

    Survival

  • word

    生える

    Meaning

    Grow

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    衛生的

    Meaning

    Sanitary

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    再生

    Meaning

    Playback, Recycling

  • word

    芝生

    Meaning

    Lawn

  • word

    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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    無生物

    Meaning

    Inanimate

  • word

    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

  • word

    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

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'Nama' means 'Raw' .

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