生 (ikiru) Kanji Meaning: "Life" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: A sprout breaks through the ground: life, birth.

生 means life

birth, genuine

A sprout breaks through the ground: life, birth.

On'yomi

  • セイsei
  • ショウshou

Kun'yomi

  • い(きる)ikiru
  • い(かす)ikasu
  • い(ける)ikeru
  • うま(れる)umareru
  • うまれumare
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  • う(む)umu
  • お(う)ou
  • は(える)haeru
  • は(やす)hayasu
  • きki
  • なまnama
  • な(る)naru
  • な(す)nasu
  • む(す)musu
  • うu

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Common words

  • 生なまraw; uncooked
  • 人生じんせい(one's) life
  • 出生しゅっしょうbirth
  • 生長せいちょうgrowth (of a plant)

Through history

  1. Oracle bone script form of 生Oracle bone
  2. Bronze script form of 生Bronze
  3. Seal script form of 生Seal
  4. Today

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