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今日の漢字
Grade 1JLPT N5

life, genuine, birth

5 strokes · frequency rank #29

On
セイ、ショウ
Kun
い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる、うま.れる、う.まれ、うまれ、う.む、お.う、は.える、は.やす、き、なま、なま-、な.る、な.す、む.す、-う

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Common words

  1. がくせいstudent (esp. a university student)1
    • Half the students were absent.

    • He is a student.

    • I am a student.

  2. せいかつlife; living2
    • You should try to live within your means.

    • You'll soon get used to living in the country.

    • I lead a busy life.

  3. せいさんproduction; manufacture3
    • This factory produces CD players.

    • Production is turning down.

    • Production has remarkably increased.

  4. じんせい(one's) life4
    • Enjoy your life while you are able to.

    • Life is but an empty dream.

    • Life is sweet.

  5. せんせいteacher; instructor; master5
    • Our teacher is a gentleman in the true sense of the word.

    • I had my composition corrected by Mr Jones.

    • There comes our teacher.

  6. ねんせいnth-year student; nth-year pupil6
    • These figures indicate three in five college first-year students are indifferent to politics.

    • I am in the second year of high school.

    • Tom is now in the fifth year.

  7. しんせいrebirth; new birth; nascent7
  8. せいとpupil; student; schoolchild8
    • What a clever student you are!

    • Tom is a student.

    • He is a good student.

  9. こうせいしょう(former) Ministry of Health and Welfare9
  10. せいめいlife; existence10
    • When did life come into being?

    • Food is necessary for life.

    • The soul animates the body.

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