生 is read せい (ki), with atamadaka pitch accent (high first, then falls).

How is 生 used in a sentence?

私は友達を誕生日パーティーに誘いました。 — I invited my friend to my birthday party.

生せい

Q: What JLPT level is 生?

生 is a JLPT N2 word (upper intermediate).

せい · ki

JLPT N2 › noun ★ Studied by 16 learners

Pure, undiluted, raw, crude

raw, uncooked, fresh
natural, as it is, unedited, unprocessed
unprotected (sex), raw, bareback
live (i.e. not recorded)
life, living

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Atamadaka

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Example sentences

私は友達を誕生日パーティーに誘いました。

わたしはともだちをたんじょうびぱーてぃーにさそいました。

I invited my friend to my birthday party.

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朝から夜まで誕生日の準備をしました。

あさからよるまでたんじょうびのじゅんびをしました。

I prepared for my birthday from morning until night.

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誕生日にプレゼントをもらいました。

たんじょうびにぷれぜんとをもらいました。

I received a present on my birthday.

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宿題を先生に提出してください。

しゅくだいをせんせいにていしゅつしてください。

Please submit the homework to the teacher.

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Kanji in this word

生Life, Genuine, Birth 音せい・しょう訓い.きる・い.かす JLPT N5 · 5 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

生なまraw, unprocessed 生存せいぞんexistence, being, survival 発生はっせいoutbreak, spring forth, occurrence 生るなるto bear fruit 生活せいかつするliving, life; to live

Questions

What does 生 mean?

Pure, undiluted, raw, crude. It can also mean: raw, uncooked, fresh; natural, as it is, unedited, unprocessed; unprotected (sex), raw, bareback.

How do you pronounce 生?

せい (ki). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 生?

JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.

How do I remember 生?

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