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生

Level I of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 9 / 2,608

Life

On’yomi
せい、しょう
Kun’yomi
い、う、は、なま
Radical
生 Life (Kangxi 100)
School grade
1
Strokes
5

You will meet this constantly in published Japanese — newspapers, books, signs, and dates.

More common than 分 (Part), less common than 本 (Book).

After a hard frost, a green shoot punches through a crack in the pavement.

In words

生まれる うまれる to be bornN5
生徒 せいと pupilN5
生きる いきる to liveN4

生 is rank 9 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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