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JLPT N3 · Noun

生 (nama)

生 (なま, nama) is a Japanese noun meaning “raw; uncooked”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
なま
Romaji
nama
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. raw; uncooked; fresh · noun taking の, noun
  2. natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed · noun taking の, noun
  3. unprotected (sex); raw; bareback · noun taking の, noun · colloquial
  4. live (i.e. not recorded) · noun taking の, noun
  5. inexperienced; unpolished; green; crude · noun taking の, noun

Example sentences

アメリカ人にはよくあることだが彼はなまの魚を好かない。
As is often the case with Americans, he does not care for raw fish.
Tatoeba #230119
ゴムをすると確かに性感が落ちるので、出来れば生でしたいです。
The sensitivity certainly drops if I use a condom, so if possible I'd like to do it bareback.
Tatoeba #74282
ある批評家が、バレーを描いた私の絵を見たら、生のバレー公演を見に行く必要がないと言ったことがあります。
A critic once said that if you saw my ballet paintings, you didn't have to go to a live performance.
Tatoeba #229784

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

Kanji in 生

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 1378450 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.