JLPT N3 · Noun

生 (sei)

生 (せい, sei) is a Japanese noun meaning “life; living”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists.

Reading: せい
Romaji: sei
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

life; living · noun
I; me; myself · noun, suffix noun · masculine, humble
student · suffix noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

死は生の正反対である。

Death is the antithesis of life.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 生

life, genuine, birthセイ・ショウ・い.きる・い.かす · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 生.

学生がくせいstudent (esp. a university student)生徒せいとpupil先生せんせいteacher誕生日たんじょうびbirthday留学生りゅうがくせいoverseas student生まれるうまれるto be born生産せいさんproduction生活せいかつlife生きるいきるto live大学生だいがくせいuniversity student高校生こうこうせいsenior high school student一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard芝生しばふlawn人生じんせい(one's) life

Source: JMdict entry 2088240 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.