What is the Kanji for 'Life'? | 生

kanji

Meaning

Life

Reading

Parts

土Soil 𠂉Person (人)

Example Word

再生: playback or recycling. The Japanese verbal noun '再生 (さいせい)' has two primary meanings. The first meaning is 'playback', referring to the act of playing back audio or video recordings. For example: I listened to the playback of the song「その曲の再生を聞いた」(そのきょくのさいせいをきいた). The second meaning is 'recycling', referring to the process of converting waste materials into reusable materials. For example: Recycling is important for the environment「再生は環境にとって重要だ」(さいせいはかんきょうにとってじゅうようだ). These two meanings are distinct and unrelated, hence both are included as separate meanings.

Radical

生

Stroke Count

JLPT

Grade

Frequency

24

Radical Form

龶

Handwriting

kanji

土

Meaning

Soil

radical

𠂉

Meaning

Person

Radical Form Of

人

kanji

星

Meaning

Star

kanji

麦

Meaning

Wheat

kanji

性

Meaning

Gender, Sex

kanji

産

Meaning

Give birth

kanji

姓

Meaning

Surname, Family name

kanji

牲

Meaning

Sacrifice, Offering

kanji

隆

Meaning

Hump, Prosper

word

大学生

Meaning

Student

word

高校生

Meaning

High school student

word

先生

Meaning

Teacher

word

生きる

Meaning

Live

word

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

word

小学生

Meaning

Elementary student

word

生徒

Meaning

Student

word

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

word

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

word

厚生

Meaning

Welfare

word

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

word

生き生きと

Meaning

Vividly

word

生涯

Meaning

Lifetime

word

生死

Meaning

Life and death

word

生存

Meaning

Survival

word

生える

Meaning

Grow

word

衛生的

Meaning

Sanitary

word

再生

Meaning

Playback, Recycling

word

芝生

Meaning

Lawn

word

生き物

Meaning

Creature

word

衛生

Meaning

Hygiene

word

生成

Meaning

Generation

word

長生き

Meaning

Long life

word

生やす

Meaning

Grow

word

生

Meaning

Raw

word

無生物

Meaning

Inanimate

word

生態

Meaning

Ecology

word

生意気

Meaning

Cheeky

word

生き残る

Meaning

Survive

word

新生

Meaning

Rebirth

word

出生

Meaning

Birth

word

生き生き

Meaning

Vividly

word

誕生

Meaning

Birth

word

同級生

Meaning

Classmate

word

生臭い

Meaning

Fishy, Bloody

kanji

先

Meaning

Before, Previous

kanji

王

Meaning

King

kanji

赤

Meaning

Red

kanji

角

Meaning

Corner, Angle

kanji

場

Meaning

Place

kanji

地

Meaning

Ground

kanji

園

Meaning

Garden

kanji

里

Meaning

Hometown

kanji

寺

Meaning

Temple

kanji

走

Meaning

Run

kanji

社

Meaning

Company

kanji

去

Meaning

Past

kanji

増

Meaning

Increase

kanji

坂

Meaning

Slope

kanji

基

Meaning

Base, Fundation

kanji

幸

Meaning

Happiness

kanji

塩

Meaning

Salt

kanji

坊

Meaning

Boy, Sonny

kanji

城

Meaning

Castle

kanji

堂

Meaning

Hall

kanji

塾

Meaning

Private school, Cram school

kanji

均

Meaning

Equal, Even

kanji

壊

Meaning

Demolition, Break down

kanji

境

Meaning

Boundary, Border

kanji

圧

Meaning

Pressure

kanji

域

Meaning

Area, Limits

kanji

至

Meaning

Arrive, Climax

kanji

壁

Meaning

Wall

kanji

墜

Meaning

Fall, Crash

kanji

墓

Meaning

Grave

kanji

堅

Meaning

Firm, Solid

kanji

型

Meaning

Model, Type

kanji

吐

Meaning

Spit, Spew

kanji

堀

Meaning

Ditch, Moat

kanji

塀

Meaning

Wall, Fence

kanji

垂

Meaning

Hang down

kanji

埋

Meaning

Bury

kanji

塔

Meaning

Tower

kanji

壇

Meaning

Platform, Podium

kanji

塗

Meaning

Plaster, Paint

kanji

坪

Meaning

Tsubo, Two mat area

kanji

垣

Meaning

Fence, Hedge

kanji

培

Meaning

Cultivate

kanji

墳

Meaning

Mound, Tomb

kanji

塊

Meaning

Lump

kanji

堤

Meaning

Embankment

kanji

堪

Meaning

Endure

kanji

塁

Meaning

Base, Small fort

kanji

墨

Meaning

Ink, Black ink

kanji

堕

Meaning

Fallen, Degenerate

kanji

壌

Meaning

Lot, Arable soil

kanji

坑

Meaning

Pit

kanji

塚

Meaning

Mound, Tumulus

kanji

執

Meaning

Seize, Execute

kanji

墾

Meaning

Reclaim

kanji

塑

Meaning

Model

kanji

埼

Meaning

Cape

kanji

塞

Meaning

Block up

kanji

堆

Meaning

Piled high

kanji

毀

Meaning

Break

kanji

竹

Meaning

Bamboo

kanji

矢

Meaning

Arrow

kanji

作

Meaning

Make

kanji

牛

Meaning

Cow

kanji

午

Meaning

Noon

kanji

毎

Meaning

Every

kanji

旅

Meaning

Travel

kanji

族

Meaning

Family